Verschaffeltia
Verschaffeltia | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Verschaffeltia |
Species: | V. splendida |
Binomial name | |
Verschaffeltia splendida H.A. Wendl. | |
Verschaffeltia splendida is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is the only species in the genus Verschaffeltia.
It is found only in Seychelles where it is threatened by habitat loss.
The name comes from the Belgian Ambroise Verschaffelt.
Source
- Johnson, D. 1998. Verschaffeltia splendida. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.