Borassus aethiopum
African Fan Palm, Black Rum Palm
Other regional names: Borassus Palm +3 more
- Borassus Palm
- Deleb Palm
- Elephant Palm
- Rhun Palm
Also known as: Borassus aethiopum var. bagamojense Becc. +4 more
- Borassus aethiopum var. bagamojense Becc.
- Borassus aethiopum var. senegalense Becc.
- Borassus deleb Becc.
- Borassus flabellifer var. aethiopum (Mart.) Warb.
- Borassus sambiranensis Jum. & H.Perrier
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Arecaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Borassus aethiopum (commonly known as African fan palm or Black-Rum Palm) is a palm tree belonging to the Arecaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Palm
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Trinidad-Tobago