Hyphaene is a genus of eight species of palms which includes the Doum palm (H. thebaica). They are unusual among palms in having regular naturally branched trunks; most other palms are single-stemmed from the ground.
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| Doum palm in Northern Sudan | |
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| Genus: | Hyphaene |
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Hyphaene compressa | |
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