''Physokentia dennisii'' is a species of palm tree in the family

Arecaceae 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 ...

. It is found only in

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...

. 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 ...

. ''Physokentia dennisii'' is named after Geoffrey F.C. Dennis (1918-1995), an Australian born botanist and resident of the Solomon Islands since 1946. This palm is a handsome species with a solitary slender bright green, ringed trunk supported by numerous slender stilt roots to a height of about 2 metres above ground in mature specimens. It has a light green crownshaft bearing long arching leaves with numerous pointed leaflets. The inflorescence is ivory-colored, and globular fruits ripen black. It can grow to over 10 metres and it is an understorey palm, even at maturity.

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