| Collector | Lawesson, J.E. |
| Number | 5444 |
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| Country | Senegal |
| Subpart | Louga |
| County | |
| Locality | Velingara in Ferlo, south of Linguere, just East of the village. Rather extensive mare-system of depressions, with sandy soils |
| Coordinates | 14° 59' 47.47'' N 14° 40' 41.41'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 20 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 40 |
| Start date | 1989/10/30 |
| End date | 1989/10/30 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Borassus aethiopum Mart. |
| Determined by | J.E.Lawesson |
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| Field notes | Tall palms to 20-25 m, unbranched, fan-shabed leaves to 3-4 m long. male and female infl. at different individuals, fallen male-flowers and mature fruit collected. Fruit orange-brown |
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