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Cyphosperma trichospadix (Cyphosperma palm)

Synonyms: Taveunia trichospadix (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Cyphosperma trichospadix (trichospadix being derived from the Greek words for "hair" and "spadix," an allusion to the hirsute spathe of the inflorescence) is a species of evergreen flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is endemic to Fiji, currently threatened by habitat loss, and thus extremely rare in cultivation.
View Wikipedia Record: Cyphosperma trichospadix

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Cyphosperma trichospadix

Attributes

Fruit Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [1]  23 feet (7 m)
Fruit Color [1]  Yellow

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