''Hyphaene'' is a genus of
palms native to
Africa,
Madagascar, the
Middle East, and the
Indian subcontinent.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>[Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.]
The genus includes the Doum palm (''H. thebaica''). They are unusual among palms in having regular naturally branched trunks; most other palms are single-stemmed from the ground. In Swahili, it is called ‘’koma’’.
* '' Hyphaene compressa'' H.Wendl. - eastern Africa from Ethiopia to Mozambique
* '' Hyphaene coriacea'' Gaertn. - eastern Africa from South Africa; Madagascar; Juan de Nova Island
* '' Hyphaene dichotoma'' (J.White Dubl. ex Nimmo) Furtado - India, Sri Lanka
* ''Hyphaene guineensis
''Hyphaene'' is a genus of palms native to Africa, Madagascar, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent.Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
The ...
'' Schumach. & Thonn. - western and central Africa from Liberia to Angola
* '' Hyphaene macrosperma'' H.Wendl. - Benin
* '' Hyphaene petersiana'' Klotzsch ex Mart. - southern and eastern Africa from South Africa to Tanzania
* ''Hyphaene reptans
''Hyphaene'' is a genus of palms native to Africa, Madagascar, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent.Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
The ...
'' Becc. - Somalia, Kenya, Yemen
* ''Hyphaene thebaica
''Hyphaene thebaica'', with common names doum palm (Ar: دوم) and gingerbread tree (also mistakenly doom palm), is a type of palm tree with edible oval fruit. It is a native to the Arabian Peninsula and also to the northern half and western pa ...
'' (L.) Mart. - northeastern, central and western Africa from Egypt to Somalia and west to Senegal and Mauritania; Middle East (Palestine, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Yemen)
References
Arecaceae genera
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