Pseudophoenix lediniana

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Pseudophoenix lediniana
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Pseudophoenix
Species: P. lediniana
Binomial name
Pseudophoenix lediniana
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Pseudophoenix lediniana is a palm species endemic to the L'Ouest Peninsula in southwestern Haiti.[2][3] It is a medium sized tree, 10–20 metres tall, with pinnately compound leaves and solitary stems slightly swollen at the base.[2]

Pseudophoenix lediniana is rare in the wild.[2]

References

  1. Johnson, D. (1988). Pseudophoenix lediniana. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on January 17, 2007.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4. 
  3. "Pseudophoenix lediniana". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-01-16. 


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