Livistona carinensis
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Livistona carinensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Tribe: | Trachycarpeae |
Genus: | Livistona |
Species: | L. carinensis
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Binomial name | |
Livistona carinensis | |
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Livistona carinensis, commonly known as the Bankoualé palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is one of the fan palms. Its leaves are distinguished by an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets. Livistona carinensis is found in Djibouti, Somalia, and Yemen, and is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ Cosiaux, A.; Welch, H.; Gardiner, L.M.; Welch, G.; Couvreur, T.L.P. (2018). "Livistona carinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T30402A95306943. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T30402A95306943.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.