Clinosperma macrocarpa
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,[2] but has since been moved to genus Clinosperma.[3][4] It is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.[1]
| Clinosperma macrocarpa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Clinosperma |
| Species: | C. macrocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Clinosperma macrocarpa (H.E.Moore) Pintaud & W.J.Baker | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lavoixia macrocarpa H.E.Moore | |
References
- T. Jaffré; et al. (1998). "Lavoixia macrocarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Retrieved July 20, 2007.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- J. Dransfield & N. W. Uhl (1998). "Palmae". In Klaus Kubitzki (ed.). 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.
- 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- 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.
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