Nephrosperma
| Nephrosperma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Genus: | Nephrosperma Balf.f. |
| Species: | N. vanhoutteanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum (H.Wendl. ex Van Houtte) Balf.f. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Nephrosperma.[1][2] It is found only in Seychelles,[2] where it is threatened by habitat loss.[3][4][5]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- 1 2 J. Dransfield & N. W. Uhl (1998). "Palmae". In Klaus Kubitzki. 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.
- ↑ S. Ismail; M. J. Huber & J. Mougal (1998). "Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ↑ 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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