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East African doum palm
Hyphaene compressa
About
Hyphaene compressa, also known as the East African doum palm, is a palm tree in the genus Hyphaene. It is a tree known for its unique dichotomous branching, unlike most palms which are not branched. This palm tree is abundant in Eastern Africa and is a vital socioeconomic resource to the rural pastoralist and agro-pastoralists there.
- Family
- Arecaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Hyphaene compressa
- Slug
- hyphaene-compressa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Hyphaene
- Species
- compressa
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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