Hyphaene

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iHyphaene
Doum palm in Northern Sudan
Doum palm in Northern Sudan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Hyphaene
Gaertn.
Species

Hyphaene compressa
Hyphaene coriacea
Hyphaene dichotoma
Hyphaene guineensis
Hyphaene macrosperma
Hyphaene petersiana
Hyphaene reptans
Hyphaene thebaica

Hyphaene is a genus of eight species of palms which includes the Doum palm (H. thebaica). They are unusual among palms in having regular naturally branched trunks; most other palms are single-stemmed from the ground.

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