Borassus aethiopicum--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 101.jpg
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Borassus aethiopicum--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 6 Dec 03. 184.jpg
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Native to 31 botanical countries across Africa; introduced into Trinidad-Tobago (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)
5.8512, -0.17296
Location Remarks
Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Cameroon, Southwest
3.950278, 9.238333
Location Remarks
Southeast of Limbe, Dikolo Peninsula. Bimbia Mangrove Nature Trail.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Borassus
Specific Epithet
aethiopum
Authorship
Mart.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#154,682 of 335,497
Top 47%
Extinction probability
6%
