Ravenea delicatula
Appearance
Ravenea delicatula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Ravenea |
Species: | R. delicatula
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Binomial name | |
Ravenea delicatula |
Ravenea delicatula is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it grows in a single location in northwest Madagascar, just east of a town called Andilamena. Here, it grows in a tropical montane forest among bamboo and pandans. There are only about 30 mature trees known in their natural range.[1]
References
- ^ a b Rakotoarinivo, M. & Dransfield, J. 2012. Ravenea delicatula. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T195916A2432263. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T195916A2432263.en. Downloaded on 17 April 2018.