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Veitchia arecina (Montgomery Palm)

Synonyms: Veitchia hookeriana; Veitchia macdanielsii; Veitchia montgomeryana

Wikipedia Abstract

Veitchia arecina , common name "Montgomery Palm" is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It grows to between 25' to 35' (7.60m to 10.60m) and has white or yellow blooms. It is found only in Vanuatu. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Veitchia arecina

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Veitchia arecina

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Fruit Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Height [2]  82 feet (25 m)
Fruit Color [2]  Red

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kissling, W. Daniel et al. (2019), Data from: PalmTraits 1.0, a species-level functional trait database for palms worldwide, v4, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ts45225
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0