Largest inflorescence of them all

[Walter John]

I was going to do a poll, but I thought I'd open this one up for discussion instead.

Which palm then do you think or know has the largest inflorescence of them all ?

I think it may be a Corypha,...but which one ?

[cfkingfish]

I was going to do a poll, but I thought I'd open this one up for discussion instead.

Which palm then do you think or know has the largest inflorescence of them all ?

I think it may be a Corypha,...but which one ?

Wal, do you mean overall mass or number of seed?

[Walter John]

Overall mass and length. Definitely not number of seeds.

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Wal,

What a great Topic you started here ...............

I read somewhere it was meant to be Tahina, But I

Think your right Wal.....I'm sure its a Corypha.

What do the other forum members think.

Regards Mikey

[Neofolis]

I seem to recall reading that Corytha umbraculifera has the largest inflorescence/infructescence in the plant kingdom, but I think that was in terms of quantity of flowers/seeds rather than volume/mass. I'd imagine it would be up there on both counts though.

[FRITO]

Corypha umbraculifera

from wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talipot_palm

[Walter John]

Corypha umbraculifera

from wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talipot_palm

I now know the answer, and this is close

but no

You ought to know not to trust wikipedia

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

I seem to recall reading that Corytha umbraculifera has the largest inflorescence/infructescence in the plant kingdom, but I think that was in terms of quantity of flowers/seeds rather than volume/mass. I'd imagine it would be up there on both counts though.

Hi Guys,

The Plant Wals talking has an inflorescence twice the size of that of C.umbraculifera

any guesses guys

Regards Mikey....

[Walter John]

Kris will remember, it was mentioned on the board before, I think

[Walter John]

Okay, it looks like nobody recalls that post mentioning "Corypha macropoda", and that folks is the winner.

here's a link

Corypha macropoda

[Walter John]

Okay folks, here's some more info on this remarkable palm.

Have a read of what Dr Dayanandan and Dr Lockwood have to say.