Borassus flabellifer

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Borasseae
Subtribus: Lataniinae
Genus: Borassus
Species: Borassus flabellifer

Name

Borassus flabellifer L.

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Lontarus domestica Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 21 (1788), nom. superfl.
  • Heterotypic
    • Borassus flabelliformis L. in J.A.Murray, Syst. Veg. ed. 13: 827 (1774)
    • Borassus tunicatus Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 618 (1790)
    • Thrinax tunicata (Lour.) Rollisson, Nursery Cat. (Rollisson) 1875–1876: 60 (1875)
    • Pholidocarpus tunicatus (Lour.) H.Wendl. in O.C.E.de Kerchove de Denterghem, Palmiers: 235 (1878)
    • Borassus sundaicus Becc., Webbia 4: 321 (1914)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Socotra;
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
      • Bangladesh; Cambodia; China South-Central; India; Jawa; Laos; Lesser Sunda Is.; Malaya; Myanmar; Sri Lanka; Sulawesi; Thailand; Vietnam

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Vernacular names

suomi: Palmyrapalmu
français: Palmier de Palmyre
हिन्दी: ताड़
magyar: Palmira-pálma
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ: ᱛᱟᱞᱮ
සිංහල: තල්
Tiếng Việt: Thốt nốt
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