| Borassus madagascariensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Borassus |
| Species: | B. madagascariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Borassus madagascariensis (Jum. & H.Perrier) Bojer ex. Jum. & H.Perrier | |
| Synonyms | |
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Borassus flabellifer var. madagascariensis Jum. & H.Perrier | |
Borassus madagascariensis is a species in the palm family Arecales endemic to Madagascar.
The palm is native to western Madagascar, where it is found along lowland watercourses in the dry forests below 100 meters elevation. It has a fragmented distribution and is known from only five locations.
The palm heart and newly germinated seedlings are edible, and an alcoholic drink is produced from the fruit.
References
- ^ Rakotoarinivo, M.; Dransfield, J. (2012). "Borassus madagascariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T38452A2869399. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38452A2869399.en. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- The Plant List, Borassus madagascariensis
- Jumelle, Henri Lucien & Perrier de la Bâthie, Joseph Marie Henry Alfred. 1913. Annales du Musée Colonial de Marseille, sér. 3, 1(1): 61., Borassus madagascariensis
- Jumelle, Henri Lucien & Perrier de la Bâthie, Joseph Marie Henry Alfred. 1907. Annales de l'Institut Botanico-Geologique Colonial de Marseille, sér. 2 5: 389, f. 2–4. Borassus flabellifer var. madagascariensis
- Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.
External links
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| Borassus madagascariensis |
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| Borassus flabellifer var. madagascariensis | |
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- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Borassus
- Vulnerable plants
- Plants described in 1913
- Plants described in 1907
- Endemic flora of Madagascar
- Flora of the Madagascar dry deciduous forests
- Edible plants
- Taxa named by Henri Lucien Jumelle
- Taxa named by Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie
- Taxa named by Wenceslas Bojer
- Palm stubs