Corypha utan

Synonymy:
Corypha elata

Common Names:
Gebang Palm

Habitat:
Open grasslands, and along rivers and wetlands, of south-central Asia (from India thru to the Philippines and northern Australia).

Description:
A massive (immense) fan palm to about 20m, with leaves from 4 to 6m across. One of the largest of all the palms.

General:
Like all Corypha , these palms only flower at the end of their life, sending up a massive inflorescense, up to 5m high, and with up to 1 million flowers

Culture:
Full sun, and lots of water. Tropical to warm temperate. Slow growing, and doesn't like being disturbed once planted