Borasseae is a tribe in the palm subfamily Coryphoideae. The tribe ranges from southern Africa and Madagascar north through the Arabian Peninsula to India, Indochina, Indonesia and New Guinea. Several
Female flowers of Latania loddigesii
Male flowers of Lodoicea maldivica
Male flowers of Lodoicea maldivica emerging from catkin-like inflorescence
The Coryphoideae is one of five subfamilies in the palm family, Arecaceae. It contains all of the genera with palmate leaves, excepting Mauritia, Mauritiella and Lepidocaryum, all of subfamily Calamoi
Sabalites is a coryphoid leaf fossil common in the fossil record