Biology:Pritchardia thurstonii

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Short description: Species of palm

Pritchardia thurstonii
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Pritchardia
Species:
P. thurstonii
Binomial name
Pritchardia thurstonii
F.Muell. & Drude

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.

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

  • Palms and Cycad Society of Australia [1]
  • Desert Tropicals [2]

Wikidata ☰ Q1342536 entry