Latania

Latania, commonly known as latan palm or latania palm, is a genus of flowering plant in the palm tree family, native to the Mascarene Islands in the western Indian Ocean.

Species

Chinese fan palm

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae

Observations9,481

Observations recorded1,428

Latania ist eine Pflanzengattung in der Familie der Palmengewächse (Arecaceae). Die etwa drei Arten kommen nur auf den Maskarenen im Indischen Ozean vor.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 18
With media: 15
Family: Arecaceae
Collections: CM, NY, MNHN, RB, B
Recorded in: United States, Antigua And Barbuda, Indonesia, [Madagascar], Vietnam, Indeterminado, Ile De Bourbon, Brazil

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Q14080
Image: Latanier-rouge-Mascarin.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Latania
taxon common name: 黄脉榈属
taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Latania
Commons category: Latania
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6549

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Latania, commonly known as latan palm or latania palm, is a genus of flowering plant in the palm tree family, native to the Mascarene Islands in the western Indian Ocean.

==Species== The genus contains three species, one from each of the three major islands (including islets) in the chain. All species have been ranked as Endangered by the IUCN.

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