Borassus flabellifer
Doub Palm, Palmyra Palm
Other regional names: Tal +1 more
- Tal
- Toddy Palm
Also known as: Borassus flabelliformis L. +6 more
- Borassus flabelliformis L.
- Borassus flabelliformis Roxb.
- Borassus sundaicus Becc.
- Borassus tunicatus Lour.
- Lontarus domestica Gaertn.
- Pholidocarpus tunicatus (Lour.) H.Wendl.
- Thrinax tunicata (Lour.) Rollisson
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Arecaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Found natively in Tropical Asia, Borassus flabellifer (commonly known as Doub Palm or Palmyra Palm) is a palm tree belonging to the Arecaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Palm
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
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)
Assam, China South-Central, Malaya, Mauritania, Socotra, Sulawesi, Thailand