Borassus

Borassus
Borassus flabellifer in Karainagar, Sri Lanka
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Borasseae
Genus: Borassus
L.[1]
Type species
Borassus flabellifer
Species

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Synonyms[2]

Borassus (palmyra palm) is a genus of five species of fan palms, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Papua New Guinea.

  1. ^ Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1187. 1753. Type:B. flabellifer
  2. ^ "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved 18 January 2016.

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