Ravenea moorei

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Ravenea moorei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Ravenea
Species:
R. moorei
Binomial name
Ravenea moorei
J. Dransf. & N.W. Uhl

Ravenea moorei is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to the Comoros. This species is critically endangered, with only two mature specimens last noted in 1993. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, D. 1998. Ravenea moorei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. Downloaded on 08 September 2015.