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Corypha umbraculifera
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<p><i>Corypha umbraculifera</i>, the talipot palm, is a species of <a href="/facts/Arecaceae/5bN6Wwcr">palm</a> native to eastern and southern <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a> and <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka/VtTBmysE">Sri Lanka</a>. It is also grown in <a href="/facts/Cambodia/t1wJd6GU">Cambodia</a>, <a href="/facts/Myanmar/zcqQH2oE">Myanmar</a>, <a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK">Thailand</a>, <a href="/facts/Mauritius/lVUARna5">Mauritius</a> and the <a href="/facts/Andaman_Islands/w2CR0mhH">Andaman Islands</a>. It is one of the five accepted species in the genus <i>Corypha</i>. It is a flowering plant with the largest <a href="/facts/Inflorescence/CvpNd4vS">inflorescence</a> in the world. It lives up to 60 years before bearing flowers and fruits. It dies shortly after. </p>