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Iguanura
Sign in to saveIguanura is a genus of monoecious flowering plants in the palm family from Southeast Asia, commonly called pinang. Closely related to the Heterospathe palms, they are noted for producing a wide variety of fruit forms. Its name combines the Spanish word for "lizard" with the Greek word for "tail".
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 216 inbound references to Iguanura, and connects out to Chambeyronia, Arecaceae and Phoenix.
Vinony files it under Arecaceae genera and Areceae.
Vinony links it to 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderArecales
- FamilyArecaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 59
- With media
- 54
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Collections
- NY, US, A, MICH, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia/Sarawak, Malaisie, ThaïLande
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Areceae
- Image
- Iguanura spectabilis - Denver Botanic Gardens - DSC00896.JPG
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Iguanura
- Commons category
- Iguanura
- topic's main category
- Category:Iguanura
- taxon common name
- 彩果棕属
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Distribution and habitat
- Description
- Cultivation and uses
- References
- External links
Iguanura is a genus of monoecious flowering plants in the palm family from Southeast Asia, commonly called pinang. Closely related to the Heterospathe palms, they are noted for producing a wide variety of fruit forms. Its name combines the Spanish word for "lizard" with the Greek word for "tail".
==Distribution and habitat== Often forming large colonies, they grow throughout the peninsulas of Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Borneo, and Sumatra, growing in tropical rain forest and in mountainous forest up to 1200 m.
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