Corypha umbraculifera L.
- Family: Arecaceae
- Vernacular names: Kodappana, Talippana, കൊടപ്പന, തളിപ്പന (Malayalam), Talipot Palm (English), Tali, Sreetala (Sanskrit), Thalipanai (Tamil)
- Distribution: Widely cultivated in Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
- Description: Monocarpic tall palms; stem solitary, dark grey with distinct leaf scars. Leaves costapalmate, margins with well-defined teeth. Inflorescence terminal. Flowers greenish yellow, bisexual, arranged in clusters of 3-6 flowers. Fruit globose. Seeds smooth and very hard.
- Habit: Tree
- Habitat: Cultivated
- Flowering & Fruiting: November-June
- Parts used: Pith
- Properties & Uses: The pressed juice from fruit bearing shoot is used in snake bite especially against the poison of viper and keeps the kidney working in the victims of viper attack.
- Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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