''Hyphaene dichotoma'' is a species of palm tree in the family Arecaceae. It is found in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

and Sri Lanka.Furtado, Caetano Xavier. 1970. Gardens' Bulletin. Singapore, 25: 302, ''Hyphaene taprobanica'' from "Ceylon" It is threatened by

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...

. It also widely found in most parts of East Africa and in very healthy populations, The tree's nuts are also a common eaten wild nut for almost all the areas it grows in. ''Hyphaene dichotoma'' is no where close to being threatened by habitat loss in this parts of Africa especially Kenyan Coast as in some places it forms an almost entire forest.

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dichotoma Flora of India (region) Trees of Sri Lanka Near threatened plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{palm-stub