Borassus madagascariensis

Borassus madagascariensis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Borassus
Species:	B. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Borassus madagascariensis (Jum. & H.Perrier) Bojer ex. Jum. & H.Perrier
Synonyms [2]
Borassus flabellifer var. madagascariensisJum. & H.Perrier

Borassus madagascariensis is a species in the palm family Arecales endemic to Madagascar. ^{[3] [4]}

The palm is native to western Madagascar, where it is found along lowland watercourses in the dry forests below 100 meters elevation. It has a fragmented distribution and is known from only five locations. ^[1]

The palm heart and newly germinated seedlings are edible, and an alcoholic drink is produced from the fruit. ^[5]

References

1. Rakotoarinivo, M.; Dransfield, J. (2012). "Borassus madagascariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T38452A2869399. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38452A2869399.en . Retrieved 8 September 2022.
2. The Plant List, Borassus madagascariensis
3. Jumelle, Henri Lucien & Perrier de la Bâthie, Joseph Marie Henry Alfred. 1913. Annales du Musée Colonial de Marseille, sér. 3, 1(1): 61., Borassus madagascariensis
4. Jumelle, Henri Lucien & Perrier de la Bâthie, Joseph Marie Henry Alfred. 1907. Annales de l'Institut Botanico-Geologique Colonial de Marseille, sér. 2 5: 389, f. 2–4. Borassus flabellifer var. madagascariensis
5. Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.

External links

• PROTAbase on Borassus madagascariensis