Ravenea moorei is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to the Comoros. This species is critically endangered, with only two mature specimens last noted in 1993.[1] In 2023, a small population was found by researchers from Kew Gardens.[2]
Ravenea moorei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Ravenea |
Species: | R. moorei
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Binomial name | |
Ravenea moorei J.Dransf. & N.W.Uhl
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Etymology
editRavenea moorei was named by John Dransfield and Natalie Uhl in honor of noted palm botanist Harold E. Moore.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Johnson, D. (1998). "Ravenea moorei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38674A10142745. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38674A10142745.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Ravenea moorei". Kew.org. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Dransfield, John; Uhl, Natalie W. (1986). "Ravenea in the Comores". Principes. 30 (4): 156–160.