What is "borassus flabellifer"

lontar \lontar\ n. A tall fan palm ( Borassus flabellifer) of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; the palmyra; -- its leaves are used for thatching and weaving.

Syn: palmyra, palmyra palm, toddy palm, wine palm, longar palm, Borassus flabellifer.

Borassus \Borassus\ n. a genus of palm trees including the palmyra ( Borassus flabellifer, formerly Borassus flabelliformis).

Syn: genus Borassus.

Borassus flabellifer, commonly known as doub palm, palmyra palm, tala palm, toddy palm or wine palm, is native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, including Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. It is reportedly naturalized in Pakistan, Socotra, and parts of China.