Borassus aethiopum

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Borassus aethiopum
Fairchild Gardens, Florida
Scientific Classification
Genus: Borassus Species: aethiopum
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
Africa
Morphology
Habit: Solitary
Culture
Sun exposure: Full Sun
Survivability index
Common names
Palmyra palm

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Contents 1 Habitat 2 Description 3 Culture 4 Curiosities

Habitat

Borassus aethiopium is a dioecious palm species native to Africa where it grows in savannas and woods. The name is Latinized for 'Ethiopian' where the species is known; it is commonly called palmyra palm, as are all the plants in the genus.

Description

They grow swelling, solitary trunks to 25 meters in height and 1 m in diameter at the base. The green, 4 meter leaves are carried on 2 meter petioles which are armed with spines. The crown is spherical to 7 m wide, the leaves are round with stiff leaflets, segmented a third or half-way to the petiole. In male plants the flower is small and inconspicuous; females grow larger, 2 cm flowers which produce yellow to brown fruit resembling the coconut containing up to 3 seeds.

Culture

Curiosities