Hyphaene compressa: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Hyphaene
- Species
- Hyphaene compressa
- Scientific Name
- Hyphaene compressa
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Hyphaene compressa
Hyphaene compressa, also known as the East African doum palm, is a palm tree (family Palmae or Arecaceae) in the genus Hyphaene. It is a tree known for its unique dichotomous branching, unlike most palms which are not branched. This palm tree is abundant in Eastern Africa and is a vital socioeconomic resource to the rural pastoralist and agro-pastoralists there.
...Hyphaene compressa in languages:
- Arabic
- نخل الدوم الشرق أفريقي
- Arabic
- دوم مضغوط
- English
- East African doum palm
- Finnish
- tansanianhaarapalmu
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