Borassodendron

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Borassodendron
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Borassodendron machadonis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Borasseae
Genus: Borassodendron
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Borassodendron is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It contains two species, native to Southeast Asia. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Species

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References

  1. Dennis V. Johnson (1996). "Introduction". Palms: their Conservation and Sustained Utilization. International Union for Conservation of Nature. pp. 1–6. ISBN   978-2-8317-0352-7.
  2. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.
  4. Barfod, A.S. & Dransfield, J. (2013). Flora of Thailand 11(3): 323-498. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.