Arecaceae

Papua New Guinea palm tree

Borassus heineanus Becc.

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Borassus

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Papua New Guinea palm tree: PreservedSpecimen of "Borassus heineanus" Becc. from Aarhus University — Photo: The AAU Herbarium Database, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: بوراس هينياني
English: Papua New Guinea palm tree
Indonesian: Waribo
Persian: نخل پالمیرای گینه نو
Tamil: பப்புவா நியூகினி பனைமரம்

Photos

Photo: The AAU Herbarium Database, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: The AAU Herbarium Database, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.