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Revision as of 06:20, 30 December 2012

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Singapore Botanical Gardens.
Hyphaene (hy-FAHN-eh) compressa (kohm-PRESS-uh)
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Witu, Kenya. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Hyphaene (hy-FAHN-eh)
Species: compressa (kohm-PRESS-uh)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
Africa
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Morphology
Habit: Solitary, with arial branching.
Leaf type: Costapalmate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
Doum Palm


Habitat and Distribution

Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, and Tanzania.

Description

Culture

Comments and Curiosities

External Links

References

Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos, edric.

Special thanks to palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos, edric.


Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.

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