Pelagodoxa henryana
COMMON NAME | Marquesas Palm |
TYPE | Palm |
FAMILY | Arecaceae |
NOTES | This
strange, but very beautiful palm sports a moderately tall, slender, smooth
trunk topped by a spreading crown of large, undivided leaves that are whitish
below and may be split by strong winds.
Said to be one of the world's rarest palms and is critically
endangered. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia |
NATIVE
HABITAT | It
occurs naturally in very moist, humid valleys as an understorey component. |
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