''Latania loddigesii'' is a species of
palm tree
The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
. The species is named in honor of Joachim Loddiges.
It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...
, where the only remaining populations are located on the offshore islands. It is also grown as an
ornamental plant
Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i ...
. Its common names include ''latanier de l'Ile Ronde'' and ''latanier de Maurice''.
Gallery
File:Starr 070221-4777 Latania loddigesii.jpg, Leaves
File:Latanialoddigesii.JPG, Young plant: note red veining
File:Latania loddigesii 1.JPG, Crown and fruit
Image:Latania loddigesii seeds.jpg, Seeds
References
loddigesii
Endemic flora of Mauritius
Endangered plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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