Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia
Caribbean
Types
Gebang Palm
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Number of Varieties
5-
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
By seashore, Caribbean
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-10
Sunset Zone
H1, H2
H2, 13, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Olive, Chocolate, Black
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
feather-shaped
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water daily during growing season
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Adequately
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove old, faded fronds
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
Asthma, Rhinitis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aging, Brain disease, Cancer, Cyanide Poisoning, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Metabolic disorders, Vitamin A, Weight loss
Antispasmodic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Tree trunks
Leaves
Other Uses
Biodiesel, For making oil, Jelly, Sometimes used for making wine, Used in salads, Wax
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Tropical
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
CORYPHA utan
COCCOTHRINAX borhidiana
Common Name
Buri Palm, Gebang Palm
Borhidis Guano Palm, Guano
In Hindi
Buri Palm
guano
In German
Schopfpalmen
Guano
In French
Buri Palm
Guano
In Spanish
Buri Palm
Guano
In Greek
Buri Palm
γκουανό
In Portuguese
Buri Palm
guano
In Polish
Buri Palm
guano
In Latin
Buri Palm
guano
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheophyta
Class
Monocots
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Corypha
Coccothrinax
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Corypheae
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Subfamily
Coryphoideae
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Number of Species
1253
1
27800
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