Biology:Trachycarpus oreophilus
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Short description: Species of palm
| Trachycarpus oreophilus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Tribe: | Trachycarpeae |
| Genus: | Trachycarpus |
| Species: | T. oreophilus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachycarpus oreophilus Gibbons & Spanner (1997)
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Trachycarpus oreophilus, also known as Thai mountain fan palm, is a plant species in the genus Trachycarpus.[1] It is known from two distinct populations, one in northwest Thailand, the other in Manipur in northeastern India .[2] The Manipur population was formerly considered a separate species.[3]
Trachycarpus oreophilus grows on steep mountain sides at elevations of 1,200–1,800 m (3,900–5,900 ft).[4]
References
- ↑ Gibbons, Martin & Spanner, Tobias W. 1997. Principes; Journal of the (International) Palm Society (Miami, Florida USA) 41: 205, Trachycarpus oreophilus
- ↑ World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Trachycarpus
- ↑ Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia: Trachycarpus sp. 'Manipur'
- ↑ B. S. Kholia (March 2012). "Rediscovery of Trachycarpus martianus in the Sikkim Himalaya". Palms 56 (1). http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2012/vol56n1p5-10.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q1318914 entry
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