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Trachycarpus fortunei, also known as the Chusan palm [2] [3], Chinese windmill palm [4], or simply the Windmill palm [5], is a species of hardy evergreen palm tree in the family Arecaceae, native to parts of China, Japan, Myanmar, and India.
The most common species in cultivation is Trachycarpus fortunei (Chusan palm or windmill palm), which is the northernmost naturally-growing palm species in the world. Cities as far north as London, Dublin, Paris, Seattle and Vancouver have long term cultivated palms in several areas.
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Trachycarpus takil was first discovered by a Major Madden, a British Army colonel with a passion for botany stationed in the Himalayas during the 1840s. Unfortunately, while Madden produced precise descriptions of both the plant and location, he made the mistake of assuming it to be Trachycarpus martianus, failing to realize it was a separate species, thus losing the chance to claim its discovery.
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