Clinosperma macrocarpa

Clinosperma macrocarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Clinosperma
Species: C. macrocarpa
Binomial name
Clinosperma macrocarpa
(H.E.Moore) Pintaud & W.J.Baker
Synonyms

Lavoixia macrocarpa H.E.Moore

Clinosperma macrocarpa is a species of palm tree known from a single population at around 500 metres (1,600 ft) altitude on Mont Panié, New Caledonia. It was described as the only species in the genus Lavoixia,[1] but has since been moved to genus Clinosperma.[2][3] It is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.[4]

References

  1. J. Dransfield & N. W. Uhl (1998). "Palmae". In Klaus Kubitzki. Flowering plants, Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Gramineae). The families and genera of vascular plants. 4. Springer. p. 372. ISBN 978-3-540-64061-5.
  2. Michael Heads (2010). "The endemic plant families and the palms of New Caledonia: a biogeographical analysis" (PDF). Journal of Biogeography. 37 (7): 1239–1250. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02292.x.
  3. Jean-Christophe Pintaud & William J. Baker (2008). "A revision of the palm genera (Arecaceae) of New Caledonia". Kew Bulletin. 63 (1): 61–73. doi:10.1007/s12225-007-9009-3.
  4. T. Jaffré; et al. (1998). "Lavoixia macrocarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2.3 (2.3). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved July 20, 2007.


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