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Borassus (palmyra palm)

Angiospermae - Arecaceae

Taxonomy
Borassus was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Arecaceae by Srivastava (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Borassus Linnaeus
1991Borassus Srivastava

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
familyArecaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1820
genusBorassus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Borassus Linnaeus 1753 [palmyra palm]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available