| Hyphaene petersiana
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| Specimen in northern Namibia, and the spherical fruit with cross-section
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Tracheophytes
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Angiosperms
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Monocots
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| Clade:
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Commelinids
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| Order:
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Arecales
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| Family:
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Arecaceae
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| Genus:
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Hyphaene
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| Species:
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H. petersiana
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| Binomial name
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Hyphaene petersiana
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| Synonyms
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- Chamaeriphes benguelensis (Welw. ex H.Wendl.) Kuntze
- Chamaeriphes ventricosa (J.Kirk) Kuntze
- Hyphaene aurantiaca Dammer
- Hyphaene benguellensis Welw. ex H.Wendl.
- Hyphaene benguelensis var. ventricosa (J.Kirk) Furtado
- Hyphaene bussei Dammer
- Hyphaene goetzei Dammer
- Hyphaene obovata Furtado
- Hyphaene ovata Furtado
- Hyphaene plagiocarpa Dammer
- Hyphaene ventricosa J.Kirk
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. ambolandensis Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. anisopleura Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. aurantiaca (Dammer) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. benguelensis (Welw. ex H.Wendl.) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. bussei (Dammer) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. goetzei (Dammer) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. petersiana (Klotzsch ex Mart.) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. plagiocarpa (Dammer) Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. russisiensis Becc.
- Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. useguhensis Becc.
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Hyphaene petersiana, the real fan palm or makalani palm, is a palm tree native to the subtropical, low-lying regions of south central Africa.