Ravenea moorei
| Ravenea moorei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Ravenea |
| Species: | R. moorei
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| Binomial name | |
| Ravenea moorei J.Dransf. & N.W.Uhl
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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] In 2023, a small population was found by researchers from Kew Gardens.[2]
Etymology
[edit]Ravenea moorei was named by John Dransfield and Natalie Uhl in honor of noted palm botanist Harold E. Moore.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Johnson, D. (1998). "Ravenea moorei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38674A10142745. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38674A10142745.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Ravenea moorei". Kew.org. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Dransfield, John; Uhl, Natalie W. (1986). "Ravenea in the Comores". Principes. 30 (4): 156–160.
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