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Voanioala gerardii (Forest Coconut)

Wikipedia Abstract

Voanioala gerardii, commonly known as the forest coconut, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is a large coconut relative that is monotypic within the genus Voanioala. It is endemic to Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss and harvest for its edible seeds and palm heart, and it is estimated that there are fewer than fifteen mature trees remaining.
View Wikipedia Record: Voanioala gerardii

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Voanioala gerardii

Attributes

Fruit Conspicuous [1]  No
Height [1]  66 feet (20 m)
Fruit Color [1]  Brown
Top 100 Endangered [2]  Yes

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Kissling, 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
♦ 2Baillie, J.E.M. & Butcher, E. R. (2012) Priceless or Worthless? The world’s most threatened species. Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom.
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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