Hyphaene coriacea, the lala palm or ilala palm[1] is a species of palm tree native to the eastern Afrotropics.[2] It occurs in eastern Africa from Somalia to Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, and is also found in the coastal flats of Madagascar and on Juan de Nova Island in the Mozambique Channel Islands.
Lala palm | |
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In Maspalomas Botanical Garden, Gran Canaria | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Hyphaene |
Species: | H. coriacea
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Binomial name | |
Hyphaene coriacea Gaertn., 1788
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Uses
editThe spongy pulp of the hard, brown fruit is edible and the fruit is eaten and sold in Madagascar[3] and in eastern Africa; its Swahili name is Mkoma. The flavour has been compared to raisins and raisin bran.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hyphaene coriacea - Palmpedia - Palm Grower's Guide".
- ^ Glen, H.F.; Reynolds, Yvonne. "Hyphaene coriacea Gaertn". PlantZAfrica.com. SANBI. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "Lala Palm Tree - Hyphaene coriacea - Zimbabwe, Angola..." www.krugerpark.co.za. Retrieved 9 February 2021.