Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :
Hyphaene compressa H. Wendl.
SYNONYM(S) : Hyphaene multiformis Becc. subsp. semiplaena Becc., Hyphaene semiplaena (Becc.) Furtado
ENGLISH : Doum palm, East African doum palm.
GERMAN : Dumpalme.
SYNONYM(S) : Hyphaene turbinata H. Wendl.
CHINESE : Fei zhou lü.
ENGLISH : Doum palm, Lala palm, Ilala palm, Southern lala palm.
FRENCH : Palmier pain d'épice, Palmier-doum.
GERMAN : Dumpalme.
MALAGASY : Sata, Satrana.
Hyphaene
dichotoma (White) Furtado
CHINESE : xxx Er xxx jiang bing zong.
ENGLISH : Indian doum palm.
FRENCH : Palmier doum à stipe dichotomique.
MALAY : Palma doum India.
Hyphaene guineensis Schum. & Thonn.
SYNONYM(S) : Hyphaene guineensis K. Schum.
CHINESE : Yin du cha gan lü.
ENGLISH : Indian doum palm.
HINDI : Oka mundel.
May be a synonym of H. dichotoma.
Hyphaene petersiana Klotzsch ex Mart.
ENGLISH : African ivory nut palm, African wine palm, Northern lala palm, Vegetable ivory palm.
FRENCH : Palmier à ivoire d'Afrique.
SYNONYM(S) : Corypha thebaica L.
AMHARIC : Zembaba (Ethiopia).
ARABIC : Dom (Egypt), Dûm, Shag. el mûql .
CHINESE : Ai ji jiang bing zong.
DANISH : Doompalme, Doompalmenoed, Stennødder.
DUTCH : Waaierpalm.
ENGLISH : Dom, Dom palm, Doum palm, Egyptian doum palm, Gingerbread palm.
FRENCH : Noix du palmier doum, Palmier à ivoire, Palmier doum, Palmier pain d'épice.
GERMAN : Dumpalme, Dungalmonnuss.
ITALIAN : Palma cuci, Palma doma, Palma dum.
JAPANESE : Doomu yashi.
PORTUGUESE : Palmeira do Egipto, Palmeira da Arábia.
SPANISH : Duma, Palmera dum.
SWAHILI : Mkoma.
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Wang Zongxun et al. 1996, A New Latin, Chinese, English Botanical Nomenclature. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany. Aviation Industry Publisher, Beijing.
Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.
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