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Borassus flabellifer, commonly known as doub palm, palmyra palm, tala palm, toddy palm #186431887
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Borassus flabellifer, commonly known as doub palm, palmyra palm, tala palm, toddy palm, wine palm, or ice apple[2][3] is native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Borassus flabellifer is a robust tree and can reach a height of 30 metres 98 ft. The trunk is grey, robust and ringed with leaf scars; old leaves remain attached to the trunk for several years before falling cleanly. The leaves are fan-shaped and 3 m 9.8 ft long, with robust black teeth on the petiole margins. Like all Borassus species, B. flabellifer is dioecious with male and female flowers on separate plants. The male flowers are less than 1 cm long and form semi-circular clusters,