Hyphaene

Hyphaene coriacea, Lower Sabie, Kruger NP, South Africa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Borasseae
Subtribus: Hyphaeninae
Genus: Hyphaene
Species: H. compressa – H. coriacea – H. dichotoma – H. guineensis – H. macrosperma – H. petersiana – H. reptans – H. thebaica

Name

Hyphaene Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. ii. 13. t. 82 (1788)

• Type species: Hyphaene coriacea Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 28 (1788)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Doma Lam., Tabl. Encycl.: t. 900 (1799), orth. var.
  • Cucifera Delile, Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 1: 53 (1809), nom. illeg.
  • Douma Poir. in H.L.Duhamel du Monceau, Traité Arbr. Arbust., nouv. ed., 4: 47 (1809), nom. illeg.
  • Chamaeriphes Dill. ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 728 (1891)

References

• Gaertner, J. 1788. De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum. . . . 1: 28. BHL
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Hyphaene in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Hyphaene. Published online. Accessed Nov. 15 2015. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Hyphaene. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 15 Nov. 2015. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Waaierpalms
• 中文: 叉枝櫚屬

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