- Hyphaene
taxobox
name = "Hyphaene"
image_caption =Doum palm in Northern Sudan
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Monocots
unranked_ordo =Commelinids
ordo =Arecales
familia =Arecaceae
subfamilia =Coryphoideae
tribus =Borasseae
genus = "Hyphaene"
genus_authority = Gaertn.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Hyphaene compressa " "Hyphaene coriacea " "Hyphaene dichotoma " "Hyphaene guineensis " "Hyphaene macrosperma " "Hyphaene petersiana " "Hyphaene reptans " "Hyphaene thebaica " |"Hyphaene" is a genus of eight species of palms which includes the Doum palm ("H. thebaica"). They are unusual among palms in having regular naturally branched trunks; most other palms are single-stemmed from the ground.
References
* [http://www.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Hyphaene&page=quickSearch Kew Palms Checklist: "Hyphaene"]
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