Veitchia montgomeryana
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Veitchia montgomeryana, common name "Montgomery Palm" is a species of flowering plant
in the Arecaceae
family. It grows to between 25' to 35' (7.60m to 10.60m) and has white or yellow blooms.
It is found only in Vanuatu
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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 grows to between 25' to 35' (7.60m to 10.60m) and has white or yellow blooms.
It is found only in 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...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
External links
- Veitchia montgomeryana Dowl, J.L. 1998.. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.