A large palm tree native to Australia, with fan-shaped leaves and useful fibers, also called the black palm or bungalow palm.
From a Malay or Indonesian word, reflecting the plant's origin in Southeast Asia and Australia. The name entered English through colonial botanical literature.
Gebang palms produce multiple useful materials—from fiber for weaving to edible leaves—making them the kind of 'useful tree' that Aboriginal Australians likely relied on for centuries before the word was even written down.
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