Ravenea rivularis

Ravenea rivularis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Ravenea
Species:	R. rivularis
Binomial name
Ravenea rivularis Jum. & H.Perrier

Ravenea rivularis is an endangered species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.

The extremely elegant, fast-growing majesty palm has upward-arching leaves that are divided into long, thin fingers.

Sources

• Rakotoarinivo, M. & Dransfield, J. 2012. Ravenea rivularis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 October 2012.
• Rosenfeld, Richard. Houseplants. New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 2004. 257. Print.

External links

• More on Ravanea rivularis at Palmpedia