Doum palm Hyphaene thebaica - single stem with fruits

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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.

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Size: 3530px × 5315px
Location: Pangani south of Tanga, northern coast of Tanzania
Photo credit: © Ulrich Doering / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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