Hyphaene is a genus of palms native to Africa, Madagascar, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent.

[2][3][4] The genus includes the Doum palm (H. thebaica).

They are unusual among palms in having regular naturally branched trunks; most other palms are single-stemmed from the ground.

In Swahili, it is called "koma".

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