Attalea tessmannii

Attalea tessmannii
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Arecoideae
Tribe:	Cocoseae
Subtribe:	Attaleinae^[1]
Genus:	Attalea
Species:	A. tessmannii
Binomial name
*Attalea tessmannii* Burret

Attalea tessmannii is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found in Brazil and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

↑ Dransfield, John; Natalie W. Uhl; Conny B. Asmussen; William J. Baker; Madeline M. Harley; Carl E. Lewis (2005). "A New Phylogenetic Classification of the Palm Family, Arecaceae". Kew Bulletin 60 (4): 559–69. JSTOR 25070242.

Henderson, A. 1998. Attalea tessmannii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.

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