| Howea belmoreana | |
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| Howea belmoreana | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Subtribe: | Linospadicinae |
| Genus: | Howea |
| Species: | H. belmoreana |
| Binomial name | |
| Howea belmoreana (C. Moore & F.Muell.) Becc. |
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| H. belmoreana is endemic to Lord Howe Island | |
Howea belmoreana, the Curly Palm, Kentia Palm, or Belmore Sentry Palm, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia. It and Howea forsteriana probably evolved from a common ancestor through sympatric speciation [1].The canopy of a mature Kentia palm tree spreads anywhere from 5-10 ft in diameter and contains roughly three dozen leaves.[2]