Plants

Bismarck Palm

Bismarckia nobilis

Name

Marathi:	बिस्मार्क पाम
Hindi:	बिस्मार्क पाम

Biological Classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Spermatophyta
Sub-Division:	Angiospermae
Class:	Monocotyledonae
Sub-Class:	--
Series:	Calycinae
Order:	--
Family:	Arecaceae
Sub-Family:	--
Genus:	Bismarckia
Species:	nobilis

Advantages

It is commonly cultivated in the gardens as an ornamental plant for its striking silver-blue foliage and stately appearance.

Interesting Facts

The generic name honors the First Chancellor of The German Empire, Otto von Bismarck, and the specific name "nobilis" is a Latin word which means Noble.

Cluster Mapping with trees

Cluster Name	Tree Numbers
ROAD-B	72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78
POLYTECHNIC	52, 55, 57, 61, 79
RG-4	61, 62
ENGINEERING COLLEGE	79

Description

It is a large palm with palmately foliate leaves, with attractive silver colour.
The flowering season is in the months of Summer.
Bismarckia nobilis Hildebrandt & H. Wendl.

Reference

Systematic Botany, R. N. Sutaria, Second Edition and Taxonomy of Angiosperms S. N. Pandey and S. P. Mishra.

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