Nephrosperma

Nephrosperma
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Arecoideae
Tribe:	Areceae
Subtribe:	Verschaffeltiinae
Genus:	Nephrosperma Balf.f.
Species:	N. vanhoutteanum
Binomial name
Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum (H.Wendl. ex Van Houtte) Balf.f.
Synonyms [2]
Oncosperma vanhoutteanumH.Wendl. ex Van Houtte Areca nobilisauct.

Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Nephrosperma. ^{[2] [3]} It is found only in Seychelles, ^[3] where it is threatened by habitat loss. ^{[1] [4] [5]}

References

1. Ismail, S.; Huber, M.J.; Mougal, J. (2011). "Nephrosperma van-houtteanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T38614A10138718. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T38614A10138718.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. J. Dransfield & N. W. Uhl (1998). "Palmae". In Klaus Kubitzki (ed.). Flowering plants, Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Gramineae). The families and genera of vascular plants. Vol. 4. Springer. p. 376. ISBN   978-3-540-64061-5.
4. Guy Lionnet (1986). The Romance of a Palm: Coco de Mer. Bell Village, Mauritius: L'île aux images Editions.
5. Rafael Govaerts & John Dransfield (2005). World Checklist of Palms. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN   978-1-84246-084-9.