Chambeyronia macrocarpa
| Red leaf palm | |
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| Chambeyronia macrocarpa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Subtribe: | Archontophoenicinae |
| Genus: | Chambeyronia |
| Species: | C. macrocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Chambeyronia macrocarpa (Brongniart) Viellard ex Beccari | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chambeyronia macrocarpa is a palm tree commonly known as the red leaf palm. It is sometimes called the flamethrower palm. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[1][2]
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Young plant in Florida
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"Watermelon" colored crownshaft and trunk with distinct leaf scar rings
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Colored new foliage
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Unripe Fruit
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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