Verschaffeltia splendida
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Verschaffeltia splendida is a species of flowering plant
in the Arecaceae
family. It is the only species in the genus Verschaffeltia.
It is found only in Seychelles
.
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 the only species in the genus Verschaffeltia.
It is found only in Seychelles
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Johnson, D. 1998. Verschaffeltia splendida. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.