Veitchia simulans
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Veitchia simulans is a species of flowering plant
in the Arecaceae
family.
It is found only in Fiji
.
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 is found only in 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...
.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Fuller, D. 1998. Veitchia simulans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.