Calyptrocalyx elegans

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Calyptrocalyx elegans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Calyptrocalyx
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Calyptrocalyx elegans
Becc., 1889 [1]

Calyptrocalyx elegans is a palm species in the genus Calyptrocalyx found in Papua New Guinea and the nearby Maluku Islands.

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References

  1. O. Beccari, Die Flora von Kaiser Wilhelms Land, 16. 1889