| Hyphaene | |
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| Doum palm in Northern Sudan | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
| Tribe: | Borasseae |
| Genus: | Hyphaene Gaertn. |
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Hyphaene is a genus ofpalms native toAfrica,Madagascar, theMiddle East, and theIndian subcontinent.[2][3][4]
The genus includes theDoum palm (H. thebaica). They are unusual among palms in having regular naturally branched trunks; most other palms are single-stemmed from the ground. In Swahili, it is calledkoma.
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