Hyphaene

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Hyphaene
Doum palm in Northern Sudan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Subfamily: Coryphoideae Tribe: Borasseae Genus: Hyphaene Gaertn.
Species
Hyphaene compressa Hyphaene coriacea Hyphaene dichotoma Hyphaene guineensis Hyphaene macrosperma Hyphaene petersiana Hyphaene reptans Hyphaene thebaica

Hyphaene is a genus of eight species of palms which 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.

[edit] References

• Kew Palms Checklist: Hyphaene