Ecology
What this tree does for the land
Palmyra taproots pierce laterite hardpan, letting rainfall percolate to the water table and anchoring topsoil against erosion. A mature palm lives well beyond a human lifetime.
Income-bearing species
🌴 Palmyra Palm · பனை மரம்
Panai maram — Tamil Nadu's state tree. Deep roots hold soil and lift groundwater; every part — leaf, fruit, trunk, sap — sustains livelihoods for centuries.
Traditional uses
What this tree gives
- •Sap (padaneer, jaggery)
- •Fruit (nungu)
- •Leaves (thatch, craft)
- •Timber
- •Fibre
Community income
What a tree earns
Cumulative income a village guardian or co-op can draw from one tree of this species, at each horizon.
5 years
—
per tree, cumulative
10 years
₹18.0k
per tree, cumulative
20 years
₹90.0k
per tree, cumulative
First sap and fruit cycles from year 8–12; full productivity thereafter for decades.
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