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June 2025

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Borassus flabellifer L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1187 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000350367.

Synonyms of Borassus flabellifer L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Lontarus domestica Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 21 (1788) wfo-0000230571
Pholidocarpus tunicatus (Lour.) H.Wendl. Palmiers : 235 (1878) wfo-0000269822
Borassus flabelliformis L. Syst. Veg. ed. 13 827 1774 wfo-0000350400
Borassus sundaicus Becc. Webbia 4: 321 (1914) wfo-0000350498
Borassus tunicatus Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 618 (1790) wfo-0000350509
Thrinax tunicata (Lour.) Rollisson Nursery Cat. (Rollisson) 1875-1876: 60 (1875) wfo-0000916550
Borassus flabelliformis L. Syst. Veg., ed. 13. : 827 (1774) wfo-0001285124
Lontarus flabellifer (L.) F.Lestib. Botanogr. Belg. ed. 2, 3: 357 1800 wfo-1000057718