Borassus flabellifer

Borassus flabellifer

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Borasseae
Subtribus: Lataniinae
Genus: Borassus
Species: Borassus flabellifer

Name

Borassus flabellifer L.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lontarus domestica Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 21 (1788), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Borassus flabelliformis L. in J.A.Murray, Syst. Veg. ed. 13: 827 (1774)
  • Borassus tunicatus Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 618 (1790)
  • Thrinax tunicata (Lour.) Rollisson, Nursery Cat. (Rollisson) 1875–1876: 60 (1875)
  • Pholidocarpus tunicatus (Lour.) H.Wendl. in O.C.E.de Kerchove de Denterghem, Palmiers: 235 (1878)
  • Borassus sundaicus Becc., Webbia 4: 321 (1914)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Socotra; Continental: Asia-Tropical Bangladesh; Cambodia; China South-Central; India; Jawa; Laos; Lesser Sunda Is.; Malaya; Myanmar; Sri Lanka; Sulawesi; Thailand; Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1187. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Borassus flabellifer in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Borassus flabellifer. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 15 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Borassus flabellifer in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 15.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Borassus flabellifer. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Dec. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Borassus flabellifer in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

suomi: Palmyrapalmu
français: Palmier de Palmyre
हिन्दी: ताड़
magyar: Palmira-pálma
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ: ᱛᱟᱞᱮ
සිංහල: තල්
Tiếng Việt: Thốt nốt

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