Once upon a time, palmyra (Borassus flabellifer) trees dotted the wilderness and banks of water bodies in Tamil Nadu. Representative image Madurai: Once upon a time, palmyra (Borassus flabellifer) ...

- tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving ...

Tamil Nadu’s state tree, palmyra (Borassus flabellifer) is in dire need of attention. Tamil Nadu’s state tree, palmyra (Borassus flabellifer) is in dire need of attention. But then, why were they ...

Climate change has left a bitter taste for the Kampong Speu palm sugar trade, leading to an estimated 50 per cent drop in production this year despite an upturn in market demand. Palm sugar is made ...

I am Panai. In English, I am the Palmyra palm tree and my botanical name is Borassus flabellifer. “Flabellifer” means “fan-making” and it refers to one of the myriad uses my leaves have. My leaves ...

India (Madras Presidency): fruits, leaf-buds (or ‘cabbage’) and fusiform roots eaten; (Bombay Presidency): roots eaten; (Rajasthan): fusiform roots, fruits and leaf buds eaten. A cooling drink, Neera, ...