Borassus heineanus

taxobox
status = EN
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Monocots
unranked_ordo = Commelinids
ordo = Arecales
familia = Arecaceae
genus = "Borassus"
species = "B. heineanus"
binomial = "Borassus heineanus"|

"Borassus heineanus" is a species of a very large solitary palmate palm, fan palm in the Arecaceae family. Its common name is the New Guinea Palmyra Palm. It is found only in New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss. The palm grow up to 20m tall, with bluish/green deeply cut leaves up tp 3.2m across. The petioles have very sharp edges which can give a nasty cut to the unwary.