Beccariophoenix madagascariensis

Beccariophoenix madagascariensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Arecoideae
Tribe:	Cocoseae
Genus:	Beccariophoenix
Species:	B. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Beccariophoenix madagascariensis Jum. & H. Perrier

Beccariophoenix madagascariensis, commonly known as the Giant Windowpane Palm or Windowpane Coconut, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is a large Coconut relative that is vulnerable in its habitat in Madagascar.

Beccariophoenix sp. 'Windows'

The Beccariophoenix variety with the "windows" was previously considered a variety of this species. It is quite different when a seedling, in having wide, mostly unsplit leaves, whereas the 'madagascariensis' variety has fully split, very stiff upright leaves when young.

Sources

• Rakotoarinivo, M. & Dransfield, J. 2012 Beccariophoenix madagascariensis. 2013 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 March 2014.