0552.010 Bismarckia Hildebr. & H. Wendl.

Description of the genus

Derivation of name: named after Otto von Bismarck, 1815-1898, the first chancellor of the German Empire.

Worldwide: One species, endemic to western Madagascar.

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

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nobilis Hildebr. & H. Wendl.

Other sources of information about Bismarckia:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bismarckia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Bismarckia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Bismarckia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Bismarckia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Bismarckia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bismarckia
JSTOR Plant Science: Bismarckia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Bismarckia
Plants of the World Online: Bismarckia
Tropicos: Bismarckia
Wikipedia: Bismarckia
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: genus page: Bismarckia.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=2550, retrieved 5 December 2025

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