Latania verschaffeltii
| Yellow latan palm | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Latania |
| Species: | L. verschaffeltii |
| Binomial name | |
| Latania verschaffeltii Lemaire | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cleophora verschaffeltii (Lem.) O.F.Cook | |
The yellow latan palm (Latania verschaffeltii) is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found only on Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Mauritius, 560 km east of the Island of Mauritius.[2][3] It is, however, cultivated in other places as an ornamental.[4] in the wild, the species is threatened by habitat loss.[5]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Latania verschaffeltii
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Latania verschaffeltii
- ↑ Charles LeMaire. 1859. L'illustration horticole 6: t. 229., Latania verschaffeltii
- ↑ Cook, Orator Fuller. 1941. National Horticultural Magazine Henning, Minnesota, USA) 20: 52, in caption to illustration, Cleophora verschaffeltii
- ↑ Johnson, D. 1998. Latania verschaffeltii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.