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Nypa fruticans
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species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine habitats of the Indian and Pacific Oceans
OverviewAI-generated
*Nypa fruticans*, commonly known as the nipa palm or mangrove palm, is a species in the family Arecaceae. It belongs to the genus *Nypa* and is classified within the order Arecales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is native to Southeast Asia and inhabits marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Its fruit is a drupe, and the plant has been used for roofing.
The taxon was described by Wurmb. and is currently accepted. According to the IUCN Red List, its conservation status is Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2010. The species is also present in introduced populations in Cameroon, Guyana, the Marianas, Nigeria, Panamá, the Society Islands, and Trinidad-Tobago.
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Species
Least Concerngolpatta
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderArecales
- FamilyArecaceae
Die Nipapalme (Nypa fruticans) ist eine in Südostasien heimische Palmenart.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 272
- With media
- 160
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Collections
- US, NY, CM, MICH
- Recorded in
- Thailand, Palau, Federated States Of Micronesia, Malaysia, Cameroon, Vietnam, Micronesia, Federated States Of, United States
Wikidata facts
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- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
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- taxon common name
- 烛子
- has fruit type
- drupe
- start time
- 82000000-0
- short name
- N. fruticans
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Encyclopedic overview
Nypa fruticans, commonly known as the nipa palm (or simply nipa, from Malay: nipah) or mangrove palm, is a species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine habitats of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the only palm considered adapted to the mangrove biome. The genus Nypa and the subfamily Nypoideae are monotypic taxa because this species is their only member.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nypa fruticans” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.