Corypha umbraculifera

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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