Borassus

Translingual

Borassus flabellifer

Etymology

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Proper noun

Borassus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – palmyra palms.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Arecales - order; Arecaceae - family; Coryphoideae - subfamily; Borasseae - tribe; Lataniinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Borassus flabellifer (Asian palmyra palm) - type species; Borassus aethiopum (African palmyra palm), Borassus akeassii (Ake Assi's palmyra palm), Borassus heineanus (New Guinea palmyra palm), Borassus madagascariensis (Madagascar palmyra palm) - species

References

Borassus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Borassus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Borassus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Borassus at USDA Plants database
Borassus at Tropicos
Borassus at Plants of the World Online
Borassus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Borassus at Encyclopedia of Life
Borassus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Borassus at Germplasm Resources Information Network

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