Loxococcus
Genus of palms
Loxococcus | |
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Conservation status | |
Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
Tribe: | Areceae |
Genus: | Loxococcus H.Wendl. |
Species: | L. rupicola |
Binomial name | |
Loxococcus rupicola H.Wendl. & Drude |
Loxococcus rupicola is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Loxococcus.[2] It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ^ a b Johnson, D. (1998). "Loxococcus rupicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38603A10137064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38603A10137064.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Andrew Henderson (2009). "Loxococcus H.Wendl.". Palms of Southern Asia. Princeton University Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9.
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Baker & Dransfield (2016) taxonomy
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Lepidocaryeae | |
Calameae |
Sabaleae | |
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Cryosophileae | |
Phoeniceae |
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Trachycarpeae | |
Chuniophoeniceae | |
Caryoteae | |
Corypheae | |
Borasseae |
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