Synonymy: Unknown

Distribution: India, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia,
Borneo, Phillipines, Ryukyu Islands, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, northern Australia

Common names: Mangrove palm, nipah

Conservation status:Not threatened

Environmental Requirements:
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Nypa is not a mangrove in the strict sense, as it does not exploit truly littoral environments nor can it tolerate inundation with undiluted sea-water for extended
periods.Apart from temperature, the most critical environmental condition for Nypa is the percentage dilution of the sea-water by seaward flowing fresh-water.
Nypa does not require saline conditions at all as the luxuriant stands in pure fresh-water indicate; the palm is tolerant of an average low salinity,
the salt-water tides being crucial for seed dispersal and deposition of silt.