ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Hyphaene petersiana

Name author: Klotzsch ex Mart.

A species in the Arecaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Hyphaene
Species: Hyphaene petersiana
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1845

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Hyphaene petersiana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

23 synonyms in this snapshot

Chamaeriphes benguelensisName author: (Welw. ex H.Wendl.) Kuntze
Chamaeriphes ventricosaName author: (J.Kirk) Kuntze
Hyphaene aurantiacaName author: Dammer
Hyphaene benguelensisName author: Welw. ex H.Wendl.
Hyphaene benguelensis var. plagiocarpaName author: (Dammer) Furtado
Hyphaene benguelensis var. ventricosaName author: (J.Kirk) Furtado
Hyphaene busseiName author: Dammer
Hyphaene goetzeiName author: Dammer
Hyphaene multiformis subsp. plagiospermaName author: Dammer ex Becc.
Hyphaene obovataName author: Furtado
Hyphaene ovataName author: Furtado
Hyphaene plagiocarpaName author: Dammer
Hyphaene ventricosaName author: J.Kirk
Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. ambolandensisName author: Becc.
Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. anisopleuraName author: Becc.
Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. aurantiacaName author: (Dammer) Becc.
Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. benguelensisName author: (Welw. ex H.Wendl.) Becc.
Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. busseiName author: (Dammer) Becc.
Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. goetzeiName author: (Dammer) Becc.
Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. petersianaName author: (Klotzsch ex Mart.) Becc.
Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. plagiocarpaName author: (Dammer) Becc.
Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. russisiensisName author: Becc.
Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. useguhensisName author: Becc.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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