Borassus flabellifer L.

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  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Borassus flabellifer L.

  • Collector(s)

    A. J. Henderson 4412, 28 Aug 2018

  • Location

    Vietnam. An Giang. Thot Not district, Tri Ton.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02448134

    Occurrence ID: c2c0a105-2080-4e83-8962-8d27b4e5ec63

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Arecales

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • All Determinations

    Borassus flabellifer L.

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Vietnam

  • State/Province

    An Giang

  • Locality

    Thot Not district, Tri Ton

  • Elevation

    Alt. 77 m. (253 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    10.48, 105.02

  • Distribution

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
PALMS OF VIETNAM
Vietnam. An Giang Province: Thot Not district, Tri Ton, 10°29’N, 105°01 ’E, ca. 77 m elevation.
28th August 2018.
Borassus flabellifer Linnaeus	thot not
Thot Not is the name of the district belonging to Cam Tho city. Borassus very common here.
Stems solitary, 15 m tall. Leaves with 70 segments. Roadside stalls sell the soft, sweet
endosperm from immature fruits, and the sweet sap that is tapped from male and female
inflorescences. This is fermented to make an alcoholic drink or boiled down to make sugar.
Leaves are used for thatching. Staminate flowers are used to make a medicine for diabetes.
A. Henderson & Nguyen Quoc Dung 4412
Field work carried out in collaboration with the Forest Planning and Inventory Institute and
funded by the International Palm Society.
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