Hyphaene dichotoma

Hyphaene dichotoma
Hyphaene dichotoma fruiting
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Hyphaene
Species: H. dichotoma
Binomial name
Hyphaene dichotoma
(White) Furt.
Synonyms
  • Borassus dichotomus Wight
  • Hyphaene indica Becc.
  • Hyphaene taprobanica Furtado

Hyphaene dichotoma is a species of palm tree in the Arecaceae family.[1][2] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.[4]


References

  1. ↑ Furtado, Caetano Xavier. 1970. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 25: 301, Hyphaene dichotoma
  2. ↑ Wight, Robert. 1839. Catalogue of the Plants Growing in Bombay and its Vicinity 226, Borassus dichotomus
  3. ↑ Furtado, Caetano Xavier. 1970. Gardens' Bulletin. Singapore, 25: 302, Hyphaene taprobanica from "Ceylon"
  4. ↑ Johnson, D. 1998. Hyphaene dichotoma. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.


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