Borassus

Translingual

Borassus flabellifer

Etymology

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Proper noun

Borassus m

1. 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 National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Borassus at Germplasm Resources Information Network