Description :

Ø  Jaggery Palm is a fast-growing feather palm that makes a beautiful addition to the landscape.

Ø  It is a flowering tree up to 12 m tall and 30 cm wide. It has bipinnate green leaves, white unisexual flowers that form into pendent clusters, and red round fruits.

Ø   It has a Gray trunk that is covered by regularly spaced leaf scar rings. Toddy palm has a leaf shape that resembles the lower fin of a fish.

Uses :

• A primary product of the plant in rural communities is the sugar substitute called kitul honey or jaggary obtained from the juice from the flowers.
• A starch obtained from the stems is used to make sago.
• A porridge prepared from the seed flour is prescribed by local physicians to treat gastric ulcers, migraine headaches, snake-bite poisoning and rheumatic swellings.