Taxonavigation

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Borasseae
Subtribus: Lataniinae
Genus: Borassus
Species: B. aethiopum – B. akeassii – B. heineanus – B. flabellifer – B. madagascariensis

Name

Borassus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 1187 (1753)

• Type species:  Borassus flabellifer L., Sp. Pl. 1: 1187 (1753)

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 1187.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Borassus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 3.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Borassus. Published online. Accessed Sept. 3 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Borassus . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 3.

Vernacular names

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