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). They are fan palms (subfamily

Coryphoideae The Coryphoideae is one of five subfamilies in the palm family, Arecaceae. It contains all of the genera with palmate leaves, excepting '' Mauritia'', '' Mauritiella'' and '' Lepidocaryum,'' all of subfamily Calamoideae, tribe Lepidocaryeae, ...

), and the

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have a long petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. All are large palms with leaves ranging from 2–5 metres in length. They reach heights of 20–40 m and with a trunk diameter of up to 1-2.5 m. All the species are

monocarpic Monocarpic plants are those that flower and set seeds only once, and then die. The term is derived from Greek (', "single" + , "fruit" or "grain"), and was first used by Alphonse de Candolle. Other terms with the same meaning are '' hapaxanth'' ...

and die after flowering. The genus is relatively slow growing and can take many years to form a trunk. Species include:

Gallery

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buntal hat The buntal hat is a traditional lightweight straw hat from the Philippines made from very finely-woven fibers extracted from the Petiole (botany), petioles of Corypha, buri palm leaves. It is traditionally worn by farmers working in the fields a ...

made from buri palm Corypha (gebang palm, buri palm or talipot palm, genus of palms (fanily Arecaceae) Fruiting_buri_plant.jpg, Buri palm with fruits

Uses

In the

, buri trees, like the

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, are used as sources of starch made into starch balls called landang. These are traditionally cooked into various desserts and dishes, most notably the binignit. The leaves are often used for thatching or can be woven into baskets, etc. Three kinds of fibres, namely buri (unopened leaf fibers),

raffia Raffia palms are members of the genus ''Raphia''. The Malagasy language, Malagasy name is derived from ' "to squeeze #Raffia wine, juice". The genus contains about twenty species of Arecaceae, palms native to tropical regions of Africa, and esp ...

(mature leaf fibers), and buntal (leaf petiole fiber), may be obtained from the plant. The midrib of the leaves are also used for weaving hats in the Philippines known as calasiao hats. The Buntal Hat Festival is celebrated in

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yearly every 6th of May.The Philippine Star: Baliuag celebrates buntal weaving
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References

PACSOA: ''Corypha'' index
*Kunth, Karl Sigismun
''Corypha miraguama''
''Nov. Gen.'', 1816, 1, p. 298. Accessed 2012-8-4.
The Old Market Gardens and Nurseries of London — No. 10
(52 MB file from archive.org) ''Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardner'' v. 57, 29 March 1877, p. 238. Accessed 2012-7-31. The Journal records John Fraser as bringing ''Corypha miraguama'' back from

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in 1807. See als
Kunth
1816, same location.

External links

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1072825 Arecaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus