Latania verschaffeltii, the yellow latan palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only on Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Mauritius, 560 km east of the Island of Mauritius.[3][4] It is, however, cultivated in other places as an ornamental.[5] In the wild, the species is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Latania |
| Species: | L. verschaffeltii
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| Binomial name | |
| Latania verschaffeltii | |
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Cleophora verschaffeltii (Lem.) O.F.Cook | |
References
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- ^ a b Tatayah, V.; Jhangeer-Khan, R.; Bégué, J.A. (2021). "Latania verschaffeltii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T38590A164117223. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T38590A164117223.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ The Plant List, Latania verschaffeltii
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Latania verschaffeltii
- ^ Charles LeMaire. 1859. L'illustration horticole 6: t. 229., Latania verschaffeltii
- ^ Cook, Orator Fuller. 1941. National Horticultural Magazine Henning, Minnesota, USA) 20: 52, in caption to illustration, Cleophora verschaffeltii
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