Caryota rumphiana

Caryota rumphiana, whose common names include the Fishtail or Albert palm, is a Caryota or fish tail palm. It is native to Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Bismarck Archipelago. Its leaves have a distinctive fishtail shape and its flowers have been described as mop-like. Unusually for a palm, it flowers once and then dies.