Biology:Cyrtostachys loriae

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Short description: Species of palm

Cyrtostachys loriae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Cyrtostachys
Species:
C. loriae
Binomial name
Cyrtostachys loriae
Becc. (1905)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyrtostachys brassii Burret (1935)
  • Cyrtostachys kisu Becc. (1914)
  • Cyrtostachys microcarpa Burret (1939)
  • Cyrtostachys peekeliana Becc. (1914)
  • Cyrtostachys phanerolepis Burret (1936)

Cyrtostachys loriae is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a palm native to Papuasia – New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Solomon Islands.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

The IUCN assessed the conservation status of the species' synonym Cyrtostachys kisu as "data deficient", based on a range limited to Choiseul and Baga in the Solomon Islands.[1] It is now recognized as having a wider range.[2]

References

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