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'''''Borassus''''' ('''Palmyra Palm''') is a genus of six species of [[Fan palm|fan]] [[Arecaceae|palms]], native to tropical regions of [[Africa]], [[Asia]] and [[New Guinea]]. They are tall palms, capable of growing up to 30 m high. The [[leaf|leaves]] are long, fan-shaped, 2 to 3 m in length. The [[flower]]s are small, in densely clustered spikes, followed by large, brown, roundish fruits. {{Inc| Borassus (an old name, of no significance here). Palmaceae, tribe Borassinae. Tall unarmed palms, with ringed trunks. Leaves large, palmately flabelliform; plicate sheath short; petiole spiny; ligule short rigid: fls. small, densely packed in pits on the catkin-like branches of a spathe which comes out between the Lvs.; stamens 6.: fr. large, subglobose, brown. — Species 1. Trop. Afr. For cult., see Latania. The seeds are very hard and do not germinate readily unless given strong bottom heat and abundant moisture. }} ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}} ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}} ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}} ==Species== *''[[Borassus aethiopum]]'' - African Palmyra Palm (and other names) (tropical Africa) *''[[Borassus akeassii]]'' - Ake Assi's Palmyra Palm (West Africa) *''[[Borassus flabellifer]]'' - Asian Palmyra palm/Lontar palm/Doub palm/Sea Coconut (southern Asia and southeast Asia) *''[[Borassus heineanus]]'' - New Guinea Palmyra Palm (New Guinea) *''[[Borassus madagascariensis]]'' - Madagascar Palmyra Palm ([[Madagascar]]) *''[[Borassus sambiranensis]]'' - Sambirano Palmyra Palm (Madagascar) ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}} <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References==    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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