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Talipot palm in flower beyond a paddock fence. Sri Lanka, place not recorded.
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Natural History

Talipot palm in flower beyond a paddock fence

Sri Lanka, place not recorded
Date not recorded; likely c. 1880–1910

Certainty
Likely
A probable identification that has not been confirmed.
On the print
"Corypha umbraculifera (Talipot Palm in Flower)" (number unclear)
Date basis
General estimate for this collection, not checked individually
Identified by
Visual identification; place and date compared with Lankapura captions
Reference
TCP-N208

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