Heterospathe longipes

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Heterospathe longipes
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Heterospathe
Species:
H. longipes
Binomial name
Heterospathe longipes
(H.E.Moore) Norup
Synonyms

Alsmithia longipes

Heterospathe longipes is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Fiji. [1]

This species was moved to genus Heterospathe from the monotypic Alsmithia in 2005. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Fuller, D. 1998. Heterospathe longipes. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 08 September 2015.
  2. Norup, M. V. (2005). Alsmithia subsumed in Heterospathe (Arecaceae, Arecoideae). Novon, 455-457.