Arenga listeri
Encyclopedia
Arenga listeri, the Lister's Palm, is a species of flowering plant
in the Arecaceae
family. It is named after naturalist Joseph Jackson Lister
.
It is endemic to Christmas Island
and is threatened by habitat loss.
The palm is featured on a 1978 postage stamp
of Christmas Island together with Lister.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Arecaceae
Arecaceae
Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...
family. It is named after naturalist Joseph Jackson Lister
Joseph Jackson Lister (naturalist)
Joseph Jackson Lister FRS was a British zoologist and plant collector from Leytonstone who collected biological specimens during travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia and the Pacific region....
.
It is endemic to Christmas Island
Christmas Island
The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It is located northwest of the Western Australian city of Perth, south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and ENE of the Cocos Islands....
and is threatened by habitat loss.
The palm is featured on a 1978 postage stamp
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
of Christmas Island together with Lister.