Borassus madagascariensis

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Borassus madagascariensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Borassus
Species:
B. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Borassus madagascariensis
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 heart and newly germinated seedlings are edible, and an alcoholic drink is produced from the fruit. [5]

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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 20 November 2021.
  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.