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Dransfieldia micrantha

Synonyms: Heterospathe micrantha (homotypic); Ptychosperma micranthum (homotypic); Rhopaloblaste micrantha (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Dransfieldia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family from western New Guinea where the lone species Dransfieldia micrantha grows in dense rain forest. Discovered in 1872, 134 years passed before DNA testing revealed its proper placement. With no close relatives, it is a delicate, pinnate-leaved palm named after John Dransfield, former palm expert at the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens.
View Wikipedia Record: Dransfieldia micrantha

Attributes

Fruit Conspicuous [1]  No
Height [1]  33 feet (10 m)
Fruit Color [1]  Black

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
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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