Nypa fruticans
species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine habitats of the Indian and Pacific Oceans
Species
Least Concerngolpatta
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderArecales
- FamilyArecaceae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Native toAndaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Hainan, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku
Die Nipapalme (Nypa fruticans) ist eine in Südostasien heimische Palmenart.
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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.
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