Pelagodoxa
Pelagodoxa is a genus of palm tree, it features 2 species, P. henryana & P. mesocarpa[2] .They are found only in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia,[2] & Vanuatu where they are both threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Mature P. mesocarpa fruit
| Pelagodoxa | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Pelagodoxeae |
| Genus: | Pelagodoxa Becc. |
| Species: | P. henryana |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelagodoxa henryana | |
References
- Johnson, D. (1998). "Pelagodoxa henryana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38627A10140239. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38627A10140239.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- J. Dransfield & N. W. Uhl (1998). "Palmae". In Klaus Kubitzki (ed.). Flowering plants, Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Gramineae). The families and genera of vascular plants. Vol. 4. Springer. p. 369. ISBN 978-3-540-64061-5.
"Reassessment of Pelagodoxa" (PDF). Palms. 63 (3): 113–146. 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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