Hyphaene
Hyphaene is a genus of palms native to Africa, Madagascar, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent.
Species
Makalani Palm
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderArecales
- FamilyArecaceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo
Observations1,418
General: the number of species of Hyphaene (doum palms) in East Africa
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Hyphaene is a genus of palms native to Africa, Madagascar, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent.
The genus includes the Doum palm (H. thebaica). They are unusual among palms in having regular naturally branched trunks; most other palms are single-stemmed from the ground. In Swahili, it is called .