Borassus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Borassus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – palmyra palms.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (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 edit
- 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 Encyclopedia of Life
- Borassus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Borassus at Germplasm Resources Information Network