Arecaceae FAMILY

Hyphaene compressa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Doum palm is a medium to large, evergreen fan palm growing up to 20 metres tall. Unlike almost all other palms, this species is able to form branches, each branch being crowned with large, fan-shaped leaves[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. , 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of material for thatching and weaving etc. It also has minor medicinal uses and various edible uses.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical East Africa - Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique.

HabitatHot, dry areas in poor or exhausted soils with impeded drainage[ 297 Title Palms of the World Publication Author Blombery. A. & Rodd. T. Publisher Angus and Robertson Year 1992 ISBN 0-207-14848-1 Description An excellent guide, well illustrated, with information on cultivation, uses, habitat etc of almost 200 species of Palms. ]. Open grassland[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. ]. Dry areas along river courses and at the coast, often forming pure stands on deep sand or alluvial soils, at elevations from sea level to 1,400 metres[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].