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Hyphaene compressa

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Wikipedia Abstract

Hyphaene compressa, East African doum palm, is a palm tree in the genus Hyphaene. It is a tree known for its unique branching, unlike most Palms which are not branched. This palm tree is very abundant in Eastern Africa and is a vital socioeconomic resource to the rural pastoralist and agro-pastoralists there.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Fruit Conspicuous [2]  No
Height [2]  66 feet (20 m)
Fruit Color [2]  Brown
Structure [3]  Tree

Predators

Cercocebus galeritus (Tana River mangabey)[4]
Papio cynocephalus (yellow baboon)[4]

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Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kissling, W. Daniel et al. (2019), Data from: PalmTraits 1.0, a species-level functional trait database for palms worldwide, v4, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ts45225
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 4Diet and habitat overlap in two sympatric primate species, the Tana crested mangabey Cercocebus galeritus and yellow baboon Papio cynocephalus, G WAHUNGU, Afr. J. Ecol. 1998, Volume 36, pages 159-173
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0