Pinanga tashiroi
| Pinanga tashiroi | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Pinanga |
| Species: | P. tashiroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pinanga tashiroi Hayata | |
Pinanga tashiroi is a species of palm tree in the Arecaceae family. It is a small tree, up to 5 m (16 ft) tall, swollen at base.[2][3] It is a critically endangered species.
Distribution
Pinanga tashiroi is found only on Orchid Island (Lan Yu) off the southeastern coast of Taiwan ; it is thus endemic to Taiwan.[3]
Its natural habitat is lowland rain forest below 500 m (1,600 ft).[2]
References
- ↑ China Plant Specialist Group (2004). "Pinanga tashiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- 1 2 Shengji Pei, Sanyang Chen, Guo Lixiu, John Dransfield & Andrew Henderson. "Pinanga tashiroi". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- 1 2 Liao, Jih-Ching (2000). "Palmae (Arecaceae)". In Huang, Tseng-chieng. Flora of Taiwan 5 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. p. 655-662. ISBN 957-9019-52-5. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
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