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Borassus akeassii
About
Borassus akeassii is a species of palmyra palm which is native to west and central Africa. It occurs from Senegal to Congo-Kinshasa. It was first described in 2006, having previously been confused with Borassus aethiopum and Borassus flabellifer. It is used by local people for a variety of purposes, particularly sap extraction.
- Family
- Arecaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Borassus akeassii
- Slug
- borassus-akeassii
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Borassus
- Species
- akeassii
- Wikidata QID
- Q150399
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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