Marquesas palm

(Pelagodoxa henryana)

Description

elagodoxa henryana is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Pelagodoxa. It is found only in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, where it is threatened by habitat loss

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Liliopsida

Order:Arecales

Family:Arecaceae

Genus:Pelagodoxa

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