Corypha 2004954 216079452 2008-05-30T23:59:47Z Guettarda 97232 /* References */ recat {{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | image = Corypha umbraculifera 1913.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = ''Corypha umbraculifera'' painting (1913) | name = ''Corypha'' | regnum = [[Plant|Plantae]] | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Liliopsida]] | ordo = [[Arecales]] | familia = [[Arecaceae]] | subfamilia = [[Coryphoideae]] | tribus = [[Corypheae]] | genus = '''''Corypha''''' | genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text }} [[Image:Cory utan 070909 0263 rwg.jpg|thumb|left|Corypha utan]] '''''Corypha''''' ('''Gebang Palm''', '''Buri Palm''' or '''Talipot Palm''') is a genus of six species of [[Arecaceae|palms]] (family Arecaceae), native to [[India]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], the [[Philippines]], [[New Guinea]], and northeastern [[Australia]] ([[Cape York Peninsula]], [[Queensland]]). They are [[List of Arecaceae genera#Tribe Corypheae|fan palms]] (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the [[leaf|leaves]] with a long petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. They are all large palms, with large fan-shaped leaves with stout petioles ranging from 2-5 m in length. They reach heights of 20-40 m and with a trunk diameter of up to 1-1.5 metres. ;Species *''[[Corypha griffithiana]]'' *''[[Corypha lecomtei]]'' *''[[Corypha macropoda]]'' *''[[Corypha microclada]]'' *''[[Corypha taliera]]'' *''[[Corypha umbraculifera]]'' - Talipot Palm *''[[Corypha utan]]'' (syn. ''C. elata, C. gebang'') - Gebang Palm or Buri Palm ===Uses=== The leaves are often used for thatching or can be woven into baskets, etc. Three kinds of fibres, namely [[buri]], [[raffia]], and [[buntal]], may be obtained from the plant. ==References== *[http://www.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Corypha&page=quickSearch Kew palm checklist: ''Corypha''] *[http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Corypha/ PACSOA: ''Corypha'' index] *[http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Corypha/utanQ.html PACSOA: ''Corypha utan'' in Australia] [[Category:Corypha]] {{Corypheae-stub}} [[de:Schopfpalmen]] [[es:Corypha]] [[fr:Corypha]] [[id:Gebang]] [[it:Corypha]] [[pt:Corypha]]