Pritchardia thurstonii
Encyclopedia
Pritchardia thurstonii is a species of flowering plant
in the Arecaceae
family.
It is endemic to Fiji
, in particular the Lau Islands
.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is sometimes known as the Thurston's Palm or the Lau Fan Palm and is named after a former Fijian Governor John Bates Thurston
.
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 endemic to Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
, in particular the Lau Islands
Lau Islands
The Lau Islands of Fiji are situated in the southern Pacific Ocean, just east of the Koro Sea. Of this chain of about one hundred islands and islets, about thirty are inhabited...
.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is sometimes known as the Thurston's Palm or the Lau Fan Palm and is named after a former Fijian Governor John Bates Thurston
John Bates Thurston
Sir John Bates Thurston was a British colonial official who served Fiji in a variety of capacities, including Premier of the Kingdom of Viti and later as colonial Governor.- Early life :...
.