Kampung Singkir, Yan, Kedah, Malaysia.
Nypa fruticans Wurmb. Arecaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Nipah, Nepah], Mangrove palm, Nipa palm, Nipa. A monotypic taxon native of Eastern Asia (Japan - Ryukyu Islands), Asia tropical (Indian Subcontinent: India; Sri Lanka, Indo-China: Cambodia; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam, Malesia region and Australasia (Northern Territory, Queensland). The flower yields a woody nut, these arranged in a cluster compressed into a ball up to 25 cm (10 in) across on a single stalk. The ripe nuts separate from the ball and are floated away on the tide, occasionally germinating while still water-borne. Leaves use for thatching roof, fruit edible. The flower cluster (inflorescence) can be "tapped" to yield a sweet, edible sap collected to produce a local alcoholic beverage called tuba, bahal, or tuak.Synonym(s):Cocos nypa Lour.
Nypa arborescens Wurmb ex H. Wendl.
Nipa fruticans Thunb.
Nipa litoralis Blanco
Nypa fruticans var.
neameana F.M.Bailey Ref.:
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