Tectiphiala
| Tectiphiala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Subtribe: | Oncospermatinae |
| Genus: | Tectiphiala H.E.Moore |
| Species: | T. ferox
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| Binomial name | |
| Tectiphiala ferox H.E.Moore
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Tectiphiala ferox, or palmiste bouglé, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is the sole species in the genus Tectiphiala. Tectiphiala ferox was not known until 1965 when this new species of the Mascarene palm was discovered near Grand Bassin by Marc d"Unienville.
References
- ^ Strahm, W. 1998. Tectiphiala ferox. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
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