| Ake Assi's palmyra palm | |
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| Habit in Casamance, Senegal | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Borassus |
| Species: | B. akeassii
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| Binomial name | |
| Borassus akeassii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Borassus akeassii is a species of palmyra palm which is native to west and central Africa. It occurs from Senegal to Congo-Kinshasa. It was first described in 2006, having previously been confused with Borassus aethiopum and Borassus flabellifer.[2] It is used by local people for a variety of purposes, particularly sap extraction.
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Canopy with fruit and weaver nests -
Fruit
References[edit]
- ^ Borassus akeassii Bayton, Ouédr. & Guinko
- ^ Bayton, Ross P.; Ouédraogo, Amadé; Guinko, Sita. 2006. "The genus Borassus (Arecaceae) in West Africa, with a description of a new species from Burkina Faso." Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Vol. 150, No. 4, April 2006, pp. 419-427(9)(abstract)
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