Ravenea hypoleuca

Ravenea hypoleuca is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it grows in two locations within southeast Madagascar; One is near a town called Vondrozo and the other near Tsitongambarika. There are only about 40 mature trees known in their natural range.[1]

Ravenea hypoleuca

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Ravenea
Species:
R. hypoleuca
Binomial name
Ravenea hypoleuca

References

  1. Rakotoarinivo, M. & Dransfield, J. 2012. Ravenea hypoleuca. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T195924A2433127. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T195924A2433127.en. Downloaded on 17 April 2018.


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