Pritchardia thurstonii

Pritchardia thurstonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Fiji, in particular the Lau Islands. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Pritchardia thurstonii

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Pritchardia
Species:
P. thurstonii
Binomial name
Pritchardia thurstonii

It is sometimes known as the Thurston's palm or the Lau fan palm and is named after a former Fijian Governor John Bates Thurston.

References

  1. Fuller, D. 1998. Pritchardia thurstonii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
  • Palms and Cycad Society of Australia
  • Desert Tropicals


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