Corypha
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{{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]
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