''Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum'' 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 ...

, and the only species in the genus ''Nephrosperma''.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> It is found only in

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

, where it is threatened by

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...

References

Verschaffeltiinae Trees of Seychelles Near threatened plants Monotypic Arecaceae genera Endemic flora of Seychelles Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Isaac Bayley Balfour Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{palm-stub