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Pinanga tashiroi

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Pinanga tashiroi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Pinanga
Species:
P. tashiroi
Binomial name
Pinanga tashiroi

Pinanga tashiroi is a species of palm tree in the family Arecaceae. It is a small tree, up to 5 m (16 ft) tall, swollen at base.[2][3] It is a critically endangered species.

Distribution

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Pinanga tashiroi is found only on Orchid Island (Lan Yu) off the southeastern coast of Taiwan ; it is thus endemic to Taiwan.[3]

Its natural habitat is lowland rain forest below 500 m (1,600 ft).[2]

References

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  1. ^ China Plant Specialist Group (2004). "Pinanga tashiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46599A11065877. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46599A11065877.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Shengji Pei; Sanyang Chen; Guo Lixiu; John Dransfield & Andrew Henderson. "Pinanga tashiroi". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b Liao, Jih-Ching (2000). "Palmae (Arecaceae)". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). Flora of Taiwan. Vol. 5 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 655–662. ISBN 957-9019-52-5. Retrieved 2 October 2012.