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Scientific Name | Borassus aethiopum Mart. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ARECACEAE |
Synonyms | Borassus flabellifer L., Borassus flabellifer L. var. aethiopum (Mart.) Warb. |
Common Names | African Fan Palm (e), African Palmyra Palm (e), Afrika-waaierpalm (a), Borassus Palm (e), Borassus-palm (a), Mopalamo (ns), Selati Palm (e), Selatie-palm (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2008/07/05 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Borassus aethiopum Mart. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Borassus aethiopum Mart. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Borassus aethiopum Mart. | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2008. Borassus aethiopum Mart. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/25 |
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