Satranala

Satranala decussilvae is a species of palm tree that is endemic to Madagascar. It is the only species in the genus Satranala,[2] and is threatened by habitat loss. There are perhaps 200 mature individuals remaining.[1]

Satranala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Borasseae
Genus: Satranala
Beentje & J.Dransf.
Species:
S. decussilvae
Binomial name
Satranala decussilvae

References

  1. Rakotoarinivo, M. & Dransfield, J. 2012. Satranala decussilvae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. Downloaded on 09 September 2015.
  2. John Dransfield & H. J. Beentje (1995). "Satranala (Coryphoideae: Borasseae: Hyphaeninae), a new palm genus from Madagascar" (PDF). Kew Bulletin. 50 (1): 85–92. doi:10.2307/4114610. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25.


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