Chambeyronia macrocarpa

Red leaf palm
Chambeyronia macrocarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Areceae
Subtribe: Archontophoenicinae
Genus: Chambeyronia
Species: C. macrocarpa
Binomial name
Chambeyronia macrocarpa
(Brongniart) Viellard ex Beccari
Synonyms[1]
  • Kentiopsis macrocarpa Brongn.
  • Cyphokentia macrocarpa (Brongn.) auct.
  • Kentia macrocarpa Vieill. ex Brongn.
  • Kentia rubricaulis Linden ex Salomon
  • Kentia lindenii Linden ex André
  • Kentia lucianii Linden ex Rodigas
  • Kentiopsis lucianii (Linden ex Rodigas) Rodigas
  • Chambeyronia hookeri Becc.

Chambeyronia macrocarpa is a palm tree commonly known as the red leaf palm. It is sometimes called the flamethrower palm. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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