Hyphaene coriacea

Lala palm
In Maspalomas Botanical Garden, Gran Canaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Hyphaene
Species: H. coriacea
Binomial name
Hyphaene coriacea
Gaertn., 1788

The Lala palm (Hyphaene coriacea) is a species palm tree native to the eastern Afrotropics.[1] It occurs in eastern Africa from Somalia to Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, and is also found in the coastal flats of Madagascar and on Juan de Nova Island in the Mozambique Channel.

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References

  1. Glen, H.F.; Reynolds, Yvonne. "Hyphaene coriacea Gaertn.". plantzafrica.com. SANBI. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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