Nephrosperma
Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Nephrosperma.[2][3] It is found only in Seychelles,[3] where it is threatened by habitat loss.[1][4][5]
Nephrosperma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
Tribe: | Areceae |
Subtribe: | Verschaffeltiinae |
Genus: | Nephrosperma Balf.f. |
Species: | N. vanhoutteanum |
Binomial name | |
Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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References
- S. Ismail; M. J. Huber & J. Mougal (1998). "Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Retrieved December 4, 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- J. Dransfield & N. W. Uhl (1998). "Palmae". In Klaus Kubitzki (ed.). Flowering plants, Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Gramineae). The families and genera of vascular plants. 4. Springer. p. 376. ISBN 978-3-540-64061-5.
- Guy Lionnet (1986). The Romance of a Palm: Coco de Mer. Bell Village, Mauritius: L'île aux images Editions.
- Rafael Govaerts & John Dransfield (2005). World Checklist of Palms. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 9781842460849.
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