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Taxon:
Hyphaene thebaica
(L.) Mart.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Hyphaene
Family:
Arecaceae
(alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Coryphoideae
Tribe:
Borasseae
Subtribe:
Hyphaeninae
Nomen number:
19615
Place of publication:
Hist. nat. palm. 3:225, t. 131-133. 1838
Verified:
11/12/2008
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Corypha thebaica
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Hyphaene crinita
Gaertn.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds.
1976-. Flora of Libya.
Andrews, F. W.
1950-1956. The flowering plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Cufodontis, G.
1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Hyphaene+thebaica&quantity=1
Govaerts, R. & J. Dransfield.
2005. World checklist of palms.
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Moore, H. E., Jr.
1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:147.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Smith, R. J.
Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.botanicalbeads.com/BBB_page_102.html
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Note:
mentions
Common names
English
doum palm –
Reference(s)
dum –
Reference(s)
Egyptian doum palm –
Reference(s)
gingerbread palm –
Reference(s)
French
chou palmiste –
Reference(s)
palmier doum –
Reference(s)
palmier fourchu –
Reference(s)
German
Dumpalme –
Reference(s)
Spanish
duma –
Reference(s)
Swedish
doumpalm –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Djibouti
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Burkina Faso
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mauritania
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Central African Republic
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Egypt
Sinai
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Egypt
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Djibouti
,
Eritrea
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
,
Chad
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Central African Republic
,
Cameroon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Burkina Faso
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Gambia
,
Mali
,
Mauritania
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
,
Yemen
WESTERN ASIA:
Egypt
[Sinai]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human food
fruit
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Materials
beads
Smith, R. J.
Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.botanicalbeads.com/BBB_page_102.html
Materials
fiber
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Materials
fiber
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Materials
wood
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Materials
wood
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Name
References