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Taxon

Hyphaene compressa H.Wendl.

Protologue Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 36: 116. 1878BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 081.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 081.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 079.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 079.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 087.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 087.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 073.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 073.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 075.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 075.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 078.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 078.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 089.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 089.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 088.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 088.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 083.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 083.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 086.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 086.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 080.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 080.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 084.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 084.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 072.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 072.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 074.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 074.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 085.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 085.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 076.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 076.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 082.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 082.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 077.jpg

Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 077.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

June 28, 2004

Location

Tanzania, Morogoro (Isongo)

-8.781944, 36.717222

Location Remarks

Hwy B1 Kifaru

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Hyphaene

Specific Epithet

compressa

Authorship

H.Wendl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#173,056 of 335,497

Top 52%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →