| Hyphaene petersiana |
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| Specimen in northern Namibia, and the spherical fruit with cross-section |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Clade: |
Commelinids |
| Order: |
Arecales |
| Family: |
Arecaceae |
| Genus: |
Hyphaene |
| Species: |
H. petersiana |
| Binomial name |
Hyphaene petersiana
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| Synonyms |
- Chamaeriphes benguelensis (Welw. ex H.Wendl.) Kuntze
- Chamaeriphes ventricosa (J.Kirk) Kuntze
- Hyphaene aurantiaca Dammer
- Hyphaene benguellensis Welw. ex H.Wendl.
- Hyphaene benguelensis var. ventricosa (J.Kirk) Furtado
- Hyphaene bussei Dammer
- Hyphaene goetzei Dammer
- Hyphaene obovata Furtado
- Hyphaene ovata Furtado
- Hyphaene plagiocarpa Dammer
- Hyphaene ventricosa J.Kirk
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. ambolandensis Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. anisopleura Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. aurantiaca (Dammer) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. benguelensis (Welw. ex H.Wendl.) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. bussei (Dammer) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. goetzei (Dammer) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. petersiana (Klotzsch ex Mart.) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. plagiocarpa (Dammer) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. russisiensis Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. useguhensis Becc.
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Hyphaene petersiana, the real fan palm or makalani palm, is a palm tree native to the subtropical, low-lying regions of south central Africa.