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597 Phoenix rupicola, T. Andees. 



A small but very elegant palm of Northern India. 

 Cultivated in the Lal-Bagh. 



598 PhcBnix farinifera, Eoxb. Kan. Sanna ichalu. 

 References .—^Z. of Brit. Ind. ; Bid. of Econ. 



Prod, of Ind. 



This almost stemless species is gregarious in many 

 . parts of the province, especially towards the hills 

 where it occupies large areas of Karab land and 

 replaces the toddy palm. Leaves prickly. Eruit 

 shining-black when ripe. The short stem or root- 

 stock contains a farinacious pith which was fully 

 described by Roxburgh, and is utilised in some 

 ; parts of India for food. The product seems to be 

 unknown in Mysore. The leaves are occasionally 

 used to thatch huts, and they afford excellent fuel 

 for potteries. 



599 Corypha australis, R. Be. Australian fan-palm. 



600 Licuala spinosa, "Wtjemb. 



601 Livistona Mauritiana, Wall. Mauritius fan-palm. 



602 Elaeis guineensis, Jacq. African oil-palm. 



603 OreodOXa Regia, WiLLD. Royal palm of Cuba. 



604 Rhapis flabelliformis, Linn. Ground rattan. 

 The above named are exotic palms of which fine 



. specimens will be seen in the Botanical Gardens at 

 .iBangalore. 



605 Borassus flabellifer, Linn. ^ara. Tale. 

 References.— Dicf. of Econ. Prod, of Ind.', 



Brand. For. Fl. 544. 



The palmyra ;tree of the plains of India, Burma, 

 and Ceylon. It is a very characteristic feature of 

 the eastern Tamil country, where groves and lines 

 of trees are seen at intervals nearly all over the 

 plains; and so important is it to the people that.a 

 ' Tamil poem is said to enumerate 800 uses to which 



