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Corypha utan Images

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Corypha utan
The long, straight stem
Photograph by: Dowe, J.L.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

Corypha utan

Photograph by: John Dransfield
Image credit to Palmweb

Corypha utan
Fruits
Photograph by: Dowe, J.L.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

Corypha utan
Just how big the leaves are!
Photograph by: Unknown
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

Corypha utan
close up, flowers
Photograph by: Dowe, J.L.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

Corypha utan
Cake made from the starch of the stem, known locally as putak in West Timor
Photograph by: Wie146
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Corypha utan
Viewed from underneath, the dried leaves are used for thatching in West Timor
Photograph by: Wie146
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