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 madagascariensis
Borassus madagascariensis is a species in the palm family Arecales endemic to Madagascar.[3][4]
The palm heart and newly germinated seedlings are edible, and an alcoholic drink is produced from the fruit.[5]
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 20 November 2021.
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.
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