Cyrtostachys elegans

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Cyrtostachys elegans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Cyrtostachys
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Cyrtostachys elegans

Cyrtostachys elegans is a flowering plant species in the genus Cyrtostachys . It is endemic to New Guinea. [2]

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References

  1. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem. Berlin-Dahlem 13:472. 1937
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families