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Localization

African origin palm had become widely spoken in India after reached here. Southern Indian cane workers went to work as a slave taken the African palm seeds became introduced to the United States at random. India, Southeast Asia and northern Australia for hundreds of years in countries such as the palm had widespread. In particular, India, Myanmar, Cambodia, there are a lot of countries, such as palms.

A. Spread around the world

Marittaniya

In the northern part of West Africa Dracca sand ridges and valleys of the salt between the palm trees found in the 1000 Belvartt the scholar (1950) says.

Senegal

There are more than 200,000 in Senegal over the palms. Senegal River basin, Bodor areas have seen but more in Modam area.

Mali

Nicer River Keychu and Cheney, both located on the palm of the year 1912, there were over 60,000 palm trees had been cut for construction works, according to statistics.

Zambia

3 meters to 40 meters in height and diameter of the base of the palm varieties with high strength.

Guinea

In order to extract palm grown in arid areas is rapidly disappearing.

Ivory Coast

Savana  meadow are widely used by Pavale people.

Upper Volta

Panpora large nesting areas through riverbeds.

Nigeria

The sub species P.  etiyopam is found in the Nicer river delta.

Cabon

Palm found in some places.

Republic of the Congo

There are a variety of palms around Upankai River.

Madagascar

In the villages Morovay river, bay of Pampetok and masunga, P. campiranencis and P. matakaskariyancis sub species are found.

Tanzania

P. etiyopam type, Pakamojencis type found in the Zanzibar area.

Sudan

The species P. elip has been found in the area Nupiya.

Central East nations

30 degrees north latitude on either side of the Persian Gulf, is palm up.

Myanmar

Myanmar until 1940, 30,000 hectares of the wars between the palms had been reduced due to the area in 1966, which was in the palm surface data showed 24,500 ha. Here palms are aged over 150 years. The palm is very close to the central area airavati river near areas. Myanmar, Cambodia, following the high-income countries, such as rice crops grown in the palm of small farmers. Rice farmers in the developing stages of the crop to receive rainfall in dry periods, produce and sell palm by products.

Thailand

Is currently planted with coconut palms are abundant in all of those places before. Bangkok, Soulbury Tonpuri, Ayuttiya, Pecpuri, Nakon palms are found only in a few places, such as seen palms.

Kampuciya

Find kamponk, Beau, Takeo and large palm kompon found in the states. There are a total estimated 1,800,000 palms.

Indonesia

In areas of Culaveci, Molukas islands, and Mathura palm found. In these areas, only 15.050 ha area of ??Mathura more than 5,56,700 palms are seen.

East Timor

Palm appears in Sunda islands.

Sri Lanka

The Board estimates that the growth of the palm, 1.1 crore  palms are found in Sri Lanka. Jaffna district is home to two-thirds of the palms, which in turn are found offshore islands. A large area of ??the island and the island of Mannar, Mullaithivu, palms are found closer. There are currently palm wealth severely affected by the civil war.

S.No. District Total area (ha) Percentage
1. Trigonometric mountain 107 0.4
2. Mulaittivu 2,024 8.2
3. Mannar 6,073 24.7
4. Vavuniya 20 0.1
5. Jaffna (Including Kilinochchi) 16,194 66.0
6. Matticalappu 20 0.1
TOTAL (Northeast)
TOTAL (Sri Lanka)
24,432 99.5
24,555 100.00

Example: Palm Project Report 1986, Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, 5,000 tons annually from palm sprout flour is obtained. Boil the powder more of the nutrients found in food items from palm sprout.

B. Spread of palm in India

Palms are found in the northwestern part of India Aligarh, Shahjahanpur, in such areas of the Malabar Coast Calicut, Goa, Mumbai, Gujarat, from East coast of Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Chennai to Bihar. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bangladesh, Bihar, Karnataka and Maharashtra palm is widespread in the states. In India, Tamil Nadu tops in palms. In Tamil Nadu  Tuticorin, Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram districts 5.19 crore palms found. Palms also found in Madurai, Theni, Salem, Namakkal, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Villupuram and Cuddalore districts.

Major Palm areas in Tamil Nadu

S.No.

Districts

Areas
1. Kanyakumari Vilavancode, Kalkulam
2. Tirunelveli Nanguneri, Ambasamudram, Sankaran Kovil, Tenkasi, Kadayam, pavurcattiram
3. Tuticorin Tiruchendur, Srivaikundam Vallanadu
4. Ramanathapuram Whole area
5. Virudhunagar Srivilliputur
6. Dindigul Vetachantur
7. Karur Karur taluk
8. Salem Namagiripettai, itaippati, Sankagiri mecceri (Attukkaranur, Tirampatti)
9 Namakkal Tiruchengode, Kumarapalayam
10. Coimbatore Pollachi, Anamalai, Potipalaiyam
11.   Erode Nampiyur, kunnattur
12. Pudukkottai Keranur, Viralimalai
13. Nagappatinam Maraikkatu
14. Thiruvannamalai Thiruvannamalai
15. Villupuram Sengi
16. Cuddalore Marakkanam, Pudhucheri near areas
17. Kancheepuram Maduranthakam
18. Krishnagiri Mathur, Manjalmedu, Arasampatti, Pochampally
19. Puducherry Thavalakkuppam
20. Thanjavur Pattukkottai

Tirunelveli district Palmyrah conservation and preservation strategies are as follows:

  • Protects palms by fencing
  • Fertilized by getting hired
  • Allowed to grow palm plowed land
  • Monsoon rains remain stagnant under palmyrah by making circular basins.
  • Home garbages were put under the tree used as fertilizer.
  • There is social control in villages to prevent cutting leaves and bark from palm.

Palm forest trees are grown in the black dress. The leaves of this tree are very minute. Its Thorn firm. The maple leaf falling from a tree near the bottom of the falls. So this is a good nutritional becomes maple leaf.

Branched palms of the genus Poracas seen in Calcutta Botanic Park and Botanical Park, Coimbatore. Melakkal at the open field near Madurai in the study showed that there are 18 branches of the palm. It is 40 km to the north of the Madurai branched palm to a height of 5 m above the ground was said to have been found.

Palm in different languages

Here are the names given to the various languages ??spoken in the world in the palm.

Africa
Ivory - Kiev
Senegal - Ron
Asia
India
Tamil - Anbani, Itakam, Karatalam, Karumpanai, Nungu, Maple, Pontai, Pontu,  Purpati, Carruppanai, Thali
Bangla - Tall, Talhah
Hindi - Tall, Dar, Tarjahar
Sanskrit - Acavantu, Cirayu, Kivajaruma, Tirkaturu
Malayalam - Ampana, Ida, Karumpana, Bana, Talam
Telugu - Karatalamu, Namattu, Pentittu
Kannada - Dali
Kucaratti - Tot
Marathi - Tot, Tama
Myanmar - Danpin
China - Sa- Cho - Sung
Indonesia - Pohan Civalant (Sumatra), Lontar, Cavalen, Ental, Dull (Death), Tarepank, Da All (Mathura), Tall (Lompak), Tiyucu - H% (Sec), Kepak Turan, Tuve (Death), Tala, Tola (Sulawesi).
East Timor - Tiyacu , Galle
Cambodia - Tunocmelal
Malaysia - Lontar
Sri lanka - Palm
Thailand - Dendal
Vietnam –Ke Thet, Lot
Europe
Aland - Jaher-boom, Veynke winde bam-boom
English - Palmyra palm, Prop-tree
French - Roniyar, Rontiyar
Germany - Palmyra palme
Italian - Palma de India
Portuguese - Panakuyora, Palmira, Maccapirava, Cipis (Guinea - Picayu)

Source:Dr.V.Ponnuswami, PhD, PDF (Taiwan), Former Dean & Professor (Horticulture), Horticultural College & Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore

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