Arecaceae
Borassus

Borassus madagascariensis (Jum. & H.Perrier) Bojer ex Jum. & H.Perrier

First published in Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 3, 1: 61 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Madagascar. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bayton, R.P. (2007). A revision of Borassus L. (Arecaceae). Kew Bulletin 62: 561-586.
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Bulletin

  • Bayton, R.P., Obunyali, C. & Ranaivojaona, R. (2003). A re- examination of Borassus in Madagascar. Palms 47: 206 - 219.
  • Beccari, O. (1914). Studio sui Borassus e descrizione di un genere nuovo asiatico di Borasseae. Webbia 4: 293 - 385.
  • Beccari, O. (1924). Palme della Tribù Borasseae. (ed. U. Martelli). G. Passeri, Florence, Italy.
  • Dransfield, J. & Beentje, H. (1995a). The Palms of Madagascar, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, U.K. & International Palm Society, Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A.
  • Jumelle, H. L. & Perrier de la Bâthie, H. (1913). Palmiers de Madagascar. Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 3. 1: 1 - 91.
  • Jumelle, H. L. & Perrier de la Bâthie, H. (1945). Palmiers. In: H. Humbert (ed.), Flore de Madagascar et des Comores, Vol. 30. Imprimerie officelle, Antananarivo, Madagascar.
  • Jumelle, H. L. (1938). Catalogue des Plantes de Madagascar, Palmae. G. Pi tot, Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

  • R.P. Bayton, A revision of Borassus L. (Arecaceae). 2007

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bayton, R.P. (2007). A revision of Borassus L. (Arecaceae). Kew Bulletin 62: 561-586.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 16, 2003 Bayton, R.P.; Rolland Ranaivojaona [52] Madagascar K000300232 No
Apr 16, 2003 Bayton, R.P.; Rolland Ranaivojaona [51] Madagascar K000300231 No
Apr 16, 2003 Bayton, R.P.; Rolland Ranaivojaona [47] Madagascar K000300228 No
Apr 16, 2003 Bayton, R.P.; Ranaivojaona, R. [44] Madagascar K000300226 Neotype Yes
Apr 16, 2003 Bayton, R.P.; Ranaivojaona, R. [44] Madagascar K000300225 Type Yes
Apr 16, 2003 Bayton, R.P.; Rolland Ranaivojaona [50] Madagascar K000300230 No
Apr 16, 2003 Bayton, R.P.; Rolland Ranaivojaona [48] Madagascar K000300229 No
Apr 16, 2003 Bayton, R.P.; Rolland Ranaivojaona [49] Madagascar K000300221 No
Apr 16, 2003 Bayton, R.P.; Rolland Ranaivojaona [46] Madagascar K000300227 No
New Collector [s.n.] Madagascar K001098749 No
Du Puy; Blaise; Baum, D. [MB256] Madagascar K001098747 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

    • Palmweb 2011. Palmweb: Palms of the World Online. Published on the internet http://www.palmweb.org. Accessed on 21/04/2013
    • Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0