Archontophoenix purpurea

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Mount Lewis king palm
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Archontophoenix
Species:
A. purpurea
Binomial name
Archontophoenix purpurea

Archontophoenix purpurea, the Mount Lewis king palm, is a solitary palm native to Queensland, Australia. It is mainly found in the rainforest. [1]

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Purple Crownshaft & Inflorescence of Archontophoenix purpurea

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References

  1. Hodel, Donald R. & John Leslie Dowe. 1994. Austrobaileya 4: 238, Archontophoenix purpurea