Wine Palm, Fishtail Palm, Toddy Palm

Where does Wine Palm grow?

Found in: Africa, Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Fiji, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Hawaii, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, North America, Northeastern India, Pacific, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia, Senegal, Sikkim, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States, Vietnam, West Africa, West Indies, Zimbabwe

Notes: There are 12 Caryota species. They are tropical.

Status: It is a cultivated food plant. Children chew the seeds.

Growing Wine Palm, Fishtail Palm, Toddy Palm

Cultivation: Plants are grown from seed. Seed germinate in 2-4 months. They can germinate in less than 1 month. It can tolerate sun while quite small.

Edible Uses: An edible starch can be extracted from the stem. The stem pith is boiled, mixed with rice and cooked. The palm heart is edible. The very young unfolded leaves are edible. They are boiled. The sap from the flower stalk is used for sugar or wine. For wine it is fermented and for sugar or jaggery it is boiled down. The seeds are used as a masticatory. They are chewed with betel leaf. The shoots are used to increase the taste of meat. CAUTION: The fruit contain stinging crystals.

Production: It is fast growing. From the cut flower clusters 20 litres of sap per day can be collected. A mature tree yields 30-40 kg of starch from the trunk. In Sikkim fruit are available in January.

Nutrition Info

Wine Palm, Fishtail Palm, Toddy Palm Photos

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