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Toddy palm

Borassus flabellifer

A large palm, also called palmyra palm, cultivated for its fibrous, sweet fruit pulp and sap tapped for sugar and beverages.

Family

Arecaceae

Temperature

24-32°C (absolute 16-36°C)

Rainfall

1000-1500mm (absolute 700-4200mm)

Soil pH

7-7.5 (absolute 6.5-8)

Soil types

Tolerant of sandy, saline, and poor soils