Arecaceae

Doum palm

Hyphaene compressa H.Wendl.

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Hyphaene

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: دوم مضغوط
Chinese: 東非杜姆棕
English: Doum palm, East African doum palm

Synonyms

Chamaeriphes compressa (H.Wendl.) Kuntze
Hyphaene benadirensis Becc.
Hyphaene incoje Furtado
Hyphaene kilvaensis (Becc.) Furtado
Hyphaene mangoides Becc.
Hyphaene megacarpa Furtado
Hyphaene multiformis Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. ambigua Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. compressa (H.Wendl.) Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. deformis Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. diminuta Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. gibbosa Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. intermedia Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. kilvaensis Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. macrocarpa Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. mahengensis Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. manca Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. morogorensis Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. moshiensis Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. nasuta Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. obconica Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. obesa Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. odorata Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. panganensis Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. plagiosperma Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. rovumensis Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. semiplaena Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. stenosperma Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. subglobosa Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. tangatensis Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. trigibba Becc.
Hyphaene multiformis subvar. lindiensis Becc.
Hyphaene semiplaena (Becc.) Furtado

Photos

Photo: Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.