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Read about Borassus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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+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.
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