Doum palm Hyphaene thebaica - single stem with fruits

Doum palm Hyphaene thebaica - single stem with fruits Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Ulrich Doering / Alamy Stock Photo

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AB9KGY

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53.7 MB (2 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3530 x 5315 px | 29.9 x 45 cm | 11.8 x 17.7 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

8 April 2007

Location:

Pangani south of Tanga, northern coast of Tanzania

More information:

A common name for Hyphaene thebaica (Palmae), a palm remarkable for its repeatedly branched stem, each branch terminating in a tuft of large fan-shaped leaves. The fruit is about the size of an apple; it has a fibrous, mealy rind, which tastes like gingerbread. Also spelled doum palm. Also known as gingerbread tree.