Satakentia
Satakentia liukiuensis (satake palm, yaeyama-yashi [Japanese ヤエヤマヤシ], satakentia palm, yaeyama palm), is a species of palm tree, endemic to Ishigaki Island and Iriomote Island in the Yaeyama Islands, the southwesternmost of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.[1] It is the only species in the genus Satakentia.[2]
Satakentia | |
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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: | Carpoxylinae |
Genus: | Satakentia H.E.Moore |
Species: | S. liukiuensis |
Binomial name | |
Satakentia liukiuensis (Hatus.) H.E. Moore | |
Synonyms | |
Gulubia liukiuensis Hatus. |
References
- D. Johnson (1998). "Satakentia liukiuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38695A10139569. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38695A10139569.en.
- Andrew Henderson (2009). "Satakentia H.E.Moore". Palms of Southern Asia. Princeton University Press. pp. 165–166. ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9.
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