Borassus Linnaeus 1753 (palmyra palm)

Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum (exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas cum Diferentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale digestas). 1-1200

Parent taxon: Arecaceae according to R. Srivastava 1991

Sister taxa: Amesoneuron, Archontophoenix, Areca, Arecipites, Arecoideae, Calamopsis, Caryota, Chamaedorea, Cocos, Cocosocarpon, Coryphoideae, Echidiporites, Erythea, Eugeissona, Flabellaria, Friedemannia, Geonoma, Geonomites, Grimsdalea, Hyphaeneocarpon, Iriartea, Iriartites, Krempocarpon, Longapertites, Luminidites, Manicaria, Mauritiidites, Nypa, Nypoideae, Oraniopsis, Oreodoxites, Palmacites, Palmocaulon, Palmostroboxylon, Palmoxylon, Paloreodoxites, Parapalmocaulon, Phoenicites, Racemonocolpites, Rhizopalmoxylon, Sabal, Sabalocaulon, Sabalophyllum, Spinizonocolpites, Spinopalmoxylon, Tricoccites, Tripylocarpa, Victorisporis, Hyphaene, Juranyia, Cocites, Versipalmicutis, Palmophyllum, Nipadites, Cocoopsis, Corypheae, Perfossus, Palmostrobus, Latanites, Perrandoa, Palmanthium, Elate, Palaeospadix, Lepidocaryinae, Rhizopalmoxylon, Attaleinites, Anomophyllites, Bactrites, Rhapis, Palmaepites, Latericutis, Palmocarpon, Palmaepollenites, Hemiphoenicites, Burtinia, Eolirion, Neozamia, Sanmiguelia, Serenopsis, Astrocaryum, Caryotispermum, Palmites, Palaeothrinax, Phoenix, Calamus, Spinophyllum

Subtaxa: Borassus flabellifer

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Type: Borassus flabellifer

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Nawargaon ( of India)

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