Borassus madagascariensis is a species in the palm family Arecales endemic to Madagascar.[3][4]
| Borassus madagascariensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Borassus |
| Species: | B. madagascariensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Borassus madagascariensis | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Borassus flabellifer var. madagascariensis Jum. & H.Perrier | |
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
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ The Plant List, Borassus madagascariensis
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.
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