Hyphaene compressa

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Singapore Botanical Gardens.

Hyphaene compressa
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Scientific Classification
Genus: Hyphaene Species: compressa
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
Africa
Morphology
Habit: Solitary, with arial branching. Leaf type: Costapalmate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
None.

Habitat and Distribution

Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, and Tanzania.

External Links

• Glossary of Palm Terms
• Pronunciation Key

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.

• IMAGE GALLERY
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  Singapore Botanical Gardens.

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  Singapore Botanical Gardens.

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  Fairchild Gardens, Florida.

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  Arial branching. Kenya. Photo by Dr. C. Godfray, edric.

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  Arial branching. Kenya. Photo by Dr. C. Godfray, edric.

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  Fig on Hyphaene compressa. Witu, Kenya. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.

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  Near Dar, Tanzania. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.

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  Witu, Kenya. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.

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  Witu, Kenya. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.

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  Witu, Kenya. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.

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  Near Lamu, Kenya. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.

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  Near Moshi, Tanzania. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.

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  Malindi, Kenya. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.

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  Near Moshi, Tanzania. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.

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

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