Hyphaene petersiana

Hyphaene petersiana
Specimen in northern Namibia, and the spherical fruit with cross-section
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Hyphaene
Species:	H. petersiana
Binomial name
Hyphaene petersiana Klotzsch ex Mart., 1845
Synonyms[1]
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.

Hyphaene petersiana, the real fan palm or makalani palm, is a palm tree native to the subtropical, low-lying regions of south central Africa.