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- Borassus abstract "Borassus (Palmyra palm) is a genus of five species of fan palms, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and New Guinea. These massive palms can grow up to 30 m high (98 ft) and have robust trunks with distinct leaf scars; in some species the trunk develops a distinct swelling just below the crown, though for unknown reasons. The leaves are fan-shaped, 2–3 m long and with spines along the petiole margins (no spines in B. heineanus). The leaf sheath has a distinct cleft at its base, through which the inflorescences appear; old leaf sheaths are retained on the trunk, but fall away with time. All Borassus palms are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants; male flowers are less than 1 cm long and in semi-circular clusters, sandwiched between leathery bracts in pendulous catkins; female flowers are 3–5 cm wide, globe-shaped and solitary, sitting directly on the surface of the inflorescence axis. The fruits are 15–25 cm wide, roughly spherical and each contain 1-3 large seeds. Depending on species, fruit color varies from black to brown, yellow or orange; the fibrous pulp is aromatic and sweet to taste. Each seed is enclosed in a woody endocarp, which protects it when the fruit is consumed by elephants, monkeys and other frugivores. At germination, the young seedling extends downwards into the soil and only a few leaves are visible above ground; this provides some protection against frequent fires in its savanna habitat; after an indeterminate number of years (the establishment phase), the seedling forms a stem and quickly grows above the savanna vegetation, where it is then less vulnerable to fire.".
- Borassus class Monocotyledon.
- Borassus division Flowering_plant.
- Borassus family Arecaceae.
- Borassus family Borasseae.
- Borassus family Coryphoideae.
- Borassus family Lataniinae.
- Borassus kingdom Plant.
- Borassus order Arecaceae.
- Borassus order Commelinids.
- Borassus synonym "*Lontarus (Adans.)".
- Borassus thumbnail Asian_palmyra_(Borassus_flabellifer).JPG?width=300.
- Borassus wikiPageExternalLink www.borassus-project.net.
- Borassus wikiPageExternalLink index.html.
- Borassus wikiPageExternalLink Borassus.html.
- Borassus wikiPageID "2599781".
- Borassus wikiPageLength "8071".
- Borassus wikiPageOutDegree "88".
- Borassus wikiPageRevisionID "703621536".
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Africa.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Angkor_Wat.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Arecaceae.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Arrack.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Asia.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Basket.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Borasseae.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Borassus_aethiopum.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Borassus_akeassii.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Borassus_flabellifer.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Borassus_heineanus.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Borassus_madagascariensis.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Bract.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Cambodia.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Carl_Linnaeus.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Category:Arecales_genera.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Category:Borassus.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Category:Dioecious_plants.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Category:Edible_palms.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Category:Trees_of_Cambodia.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Category:Trees_of_India.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Category:Trees_of_Indo-China.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Category:Trees_of_Malesia.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Category:Trees_of_New_Guinea.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Catkin.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Commelinids.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Construction.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Coryphoideae.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Cursive.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Dioecy.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Fan_palm.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Flower.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Flowering_plant.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Frugivore.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Fruit.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Fruit_anatomy.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Germination.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Hand_fan.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Hat.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink India.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Indonesia.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Inflorescence.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Jaggery.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Java.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Karainagar.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Kerala.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Khasakkinte_Itihasam.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Lataniinae.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Laxative.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Leaf.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Lumber.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Madagascar.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Mat.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Michel_Adanson.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Monocotyledon.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink New_Guinea.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Odiyal.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Palakkad.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Palm-leaf_manuscript.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Palm_sugar.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Palm_wine.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Petiole_(botany).
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Plant.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Preservative.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Pumice.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Sap.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Savanna.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Sri_Lanka.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Stylus.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Tamil_Nadu.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Thatching.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Turmeric.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Umbrella.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Vegetable.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Water_chestnut.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink Writing.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink File:Angkor_wat_temple.jpg.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink File:Borassus_aethiopum_MS_4049.jpg.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink File:Borassus_ake-assii_MS_1315.JPG.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink File:GntTaatiFruit.jpg.
- Borassus wikiPageWikiLink File:Palmyra_Tree_of_palakkad.jpg.