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Nephrosperma

Nephrosperma
Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Genus: Nephrosperma
Balf.f.
Species: N. vanhoutteanum
Binomial name
Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum
(H.Wendl. ex Van Houtte) Balf.f.
Synonyms
  • Oncosperma vanhoutteanum H.Wendl. ex Van Houtte
  • Areca nobilis auct.

Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Nephrosperma. It is found only in Seychelles, where it is threatened by habitat loss.



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