Ravenea latisecta
Ravenea latisecta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Ravenea |
Species: | R. latisecta |
Binomial name | |
Ravenea latisecta | |
Ravenea latisecta is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. As are most other species of palm tree in the Ravenea genus, it is threatened by habitat loss and climate change. It's native to Eastern central Madagascar. Here it's known to grow in a single protected area, the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park. However biologists haven't located this species in the wild since 1992 in which four mature trees were identified. Consequently, Ravenea latisecta may be extinct in the wild but recently collected data isn't available to confirm nor contradict this claim. As of now, the species remains classified as critically endangered.[2]
References
- ↑ Rakotoarinivo, M. 2012. Ravenea latisecta. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 9 January 2013.
- ↑ Rakotoarinivo, M. 2012. Ravenea latisecta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T38671A17094156. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38671A17094156.en. Downloaded on 11 May 2018.
- Dransfield, J. & Beentje, H.J. 1998. Ravenea latisecta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
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