Carpoxylon macrospermum
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Carpoxylon macrospermum is a species of palm tree
endemic to Vanuatu
, and the only species in the genus Carpoxylon. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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...
endemic to Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
, and the only species in the genus Carpoxylon. It is threatened by habitat loss.