Borassus flabellifer Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1187. 1753. "Habitat in India." RCN: 8542. Lectotype (Moore & Dransfield in Taxon 28: 60, f. 2. 1979): [icon] “Ampana” in Rheede, Hort. Malab. 1: 13, t. 10. 1678. Generitype of Borassus Linnaeus. Current name: Borassus flabellifer L. (Arecaceae).Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part B), pp. 343-369 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 356, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29197