Borassus akeassii

Life-forms

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 akeassii
Name

Borassus akeassii Bayton, Ouédr. & Guinko, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 150: 420 (2006).
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Borassus aethiopum var. domesticus A.Chev., Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Colon. 18: 103 (1938).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Tropical Africa
Benin; Burkina; Central African Repu; Guinea-Bissau; Ivory Coast; Mali; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Zare

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

Bayton, R.P., Ouédraogo, A. & Guinko, S., 2006. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 150: 420

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Borassus akeassii in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Borassus akeassii. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 15 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Borassus akeassii in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 15.
Tropicos.org 2018. Borassus akeassii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Dec. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Borassus akeassii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Borassus akeassii is a species of palmyra palm from west and central Africa from Senegal to Congo-Kinshasa. It was first described in 2006, having previously confused with Borassus aethiopum and Borassus flabellifer.[2] It is used by local people for a variety of purposes, particularly sap extraction.
References

Borassus akeassii Bayton, Ouédr. & Guinko
Bayton, Ross P.; Ouédraogo, Amadé; Guinko, Sita. 2006. "The genus Borassus (Arecaceae) in West Africa, with a description of a new species from Burkina Faso." Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Vol. 150, No. 4, April 2006, pp. 419-427(9)(abstract)