Biology:Orania ravaka
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Arecaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Orania |
| Species: | O. ravaka
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| Orania ravaka Beentje[2]
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Orania ravaka is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.[3]
Range and habitat
Orania ravaka is found only in northeastern Madagascar , around Antongil Bay, including the western Masoala Peninsula and the lowlands to the west and north. It is known from six locations. Its habitat is lowland rainforest, including ridge tops and valley bottoms, between 100 and 900 meters of elevation.[1]
The species is threatened by habitat loss from shifting cultivation and logging.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rakotoarinivo, M.; Dransfield, J. (2012). "Orania ravaka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T38623A2881235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38623A2881235.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/38623/2881235. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ↑ Orania ravaka was first described and published in Palms of Madagascar 119 (1995). (J. Dransfield & H. Beentje) "Plant Name Details for Orania ravaka". IPNI. http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=985328-1. "Distribution: Madagascar"
- ↑ "Orania ravaka Beentje". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:985328-1.
External links
- Photo of Orania ravaka at the Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia website
- Photo of sprouting seeds from the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research
Wikidata ☰ Q5460927 entry
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