Hyphaene coriacea
Doum Palm, Ilala Palm
Other regional names: Vegetal Ivory Palm
- Vegetal Ivory Palm
Also known as: Chamaeriphes coriacea (Gaertn.) Kuntze +18 more
- Chamaeriphes coriacea (Gaertn.) Kuntze
- Chamaeriphes shatan (Bojer ex Dammer) Kuntze
- Chamaeriphes turbinata (H.Wendl.) Kuntze
- Corypha africana Lour.
- Hyphaene baronii Becc.
- Hyphaene beccariana Furtado
- Hyphaene coriacea var. minor Drude
- Hyphaene hildebrandtii Becc.
- Hyphaene natalensis Kuntze
- Hyphaene oblonga Becc.
- Hyphaene parvula Becc.
- Hyphaene pileata Becc.
- Hyphaene pleuropoda Becc.
- Hyphaene pyrifera Becc.
- Hyphaene pyrifera var. arenicola Becc.
- Hyphaene pyrifera var. gosciaensis (Becc.) Becc.
- Hyphaene pyrifera var. margaritensis Becc.
- Hyphaene shatan Bojer ex Dammer
- Hyphaene spaerulifera Becc.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Arecaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Found natively in Africa, Hyphaene coriacea (commonly known as Doum Palm or Ilala Palm) is a palm tree belonging to the Arecaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Palm
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Comoros, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Northern Provinces, Somalia, Tanzania