Family: Arecaceae / Palmae

Genus: Borassus

Species: aethiopum

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001248

Common name: Toddy palm

English name: African Palmyra palm

Arabic name: الدوليب

Native: Africa: Senegal, Ethiopia, South Africa

Country: Comoros Ethiopia Madagascar Senegal South Africa

(PGR): Rare

Solitary dioecious palm to 25 m high, 1 m in diameter at the base trunk grey  leaves fan 3 m wide, petiole 2 m long, the margins armed with spines male flowers small and clustered within catkins, female flowers large, solitary and globe-shaped, 3-5 cm in diam growing on unbranched  spikes 15-3 m fruit fragrant, large, 12-18 diam, edible, ovoid drupes, bright orange-brown to yellow  when ripe, pulp surrounding 1-3 large seeds

fruits eaten raw, roasted. used make juice and fermented drinks. the tree provides timber termite-proof. thatch from leaves.

Borassus flabellifer  var aethiopum (Mart) Warb

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Texture: Clay Coastal Alluvial Soils Loam Sandy

Fertility: High

Drainage: Moderately well drained

Salinity: Low

Water Sources: Drought-tolerant plant

Climates: Subtropics Tropical

Lights: Full sun

Propagation: Seeds

Flowering time: Summer

Zone: 10b : 12

pH range: 5.5-7.5

Status: Least concern

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Palm

Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

Collecting Sources: Local market

Plant Uses: Edible Ornamental Wood and Timber

Plant Populations density: Cultivated

Vegetation types: Evergreen Sub tropical Tropical evergreen forest

pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral