Howea belmoreana
| Howea belmoreana | |
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| Howea belmoreana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Subtribe: | Linospadicinae |
| Genus: | Howea |
| Species: | H. belmoreana |
| Binomial name | |
| Howea belmoreana (C. Moore & F.Muell.) Becc. | |
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| H. belmoreana is endemic to Lord Howe Island | |
Howea belmoreana, the curly palm, kentia palm, or Belmore sentry palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia. It and Howea forsteriana probably evolved from a common ancestor through sympatric speciation.[1] The canopy of a mature kentia palm tree spreads 5–10 ft (2–3 m) in diameter and contains roughly 36 leaves.[2]
H. belmoreana has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- ↑ Evidence for sympatric speciation The Scientist, Stuart Blackman, 9 February 2006
- ↑ "Real Palm Trees". Palm Tree General Description.
- ↑ "Howea belmoreana AGM". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- Johnson, D. 1998. Howea belmoreana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
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