Arecaceae
Makalani
Hyphaene petersiana
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Hyphaene
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Common names
By language (8)
- Afrikaans
- Opregte waaierpalm, Makalanipalm
- Arabic
- دوم بيترسياني
- arz
- دوم بيترسيانى
- Chinese
- 分枝榈, 叉干棕
- Czech
- Duma Petersonova
- Dutch
- Makalani
- English
- Makalani, African ivory nut palm, African wine palm, Makalani palm, Vegetable ivory palm
- Finnish
- Keihäshaarapalmu
Synonyms
- Chamaeriphes benguelensis (Welw. ex H.Wendl.) Kuntze
- Chamaeriphes ventricosa (J.Kirk) Kuntze
- Hyphaene aurantiaca Dammer
- Hyphaene benguelensis Welw. ex H.Wendl.
- Hyphaene benguelensis var. plagiocarpa (Dammer) Furtado
- Hyphaene benguelensis var. ventricosa (J.Kirk) Furtado
- Hyphaene bussei Dammer
- Hyphaene goetzei Dammer
- Hyphaene multiformis subsp. plagiosperma Dammer ex Becc.
- Hyphaene obovata Furtado
- Hyphaene ovata Furtado
- Hyphaene plagiocarpa Dammer
- Hyphaene ventricosa J.Kirk
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. ambolandensis Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. anisopleura Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. aurantiaca (Dammer) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. benguelensis (Welw. ex H.Wendl.) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. bussei (Dammer) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. goetzei (Dammer) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. petersiana (Klotzsch ex Mart.) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. plagiocarpa (Dammer) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. russisiensis Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. useguhensis Becc.
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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.