Pelagodoxa

Pelagodoxa henryana is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Pelagodoxa.[2] It is found only in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia,[2] where it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Pelagodoxa

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Pelagodoxeae
Genus: Pelagodoxa
Becc.
Species:
P. henryana
Binomial name
Pelagodoxa henryana

References

  1. D. Johnson (1998). "Pelagodoxa henryana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38627A10140239. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38627A10140239.en.
  2. 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. 369. ISBN 978-3-540-64061-5.


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