Loxococcus

Loxococcus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Loxococcus
H.Wendl.
Species: L. rupicola
Binomial name
Loxococcus rupicola
H.Wendl. & Drude

Loxococcus rupicola is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Loxococcus.[2] It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 D. Johnson (1998). "Loxococcus rupicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
  2. Andrew Henderson (2009). "Loxococcus H.Wendl.". Palms of Southern Asia. Princeton University Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9.
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