Nephrosperma Explained

Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Nephrosperma.[1] [2] It is found only in Seychelles,[2] where it is threatened by habitat loss.[3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/acceptedRef.do?name_id=135134 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Book: Klaus Kubitzki . 1998 . Flowering plants, Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Gramineae) . 4 . The families and genera of vascular plants . . 978-3-540-64061-5 . 376 . Palmae . J. Dransfield . N. W. Uhl . amp . https://books.google.com/books?id=bNQDsSmx2roC&pg=PA376.
  3. Ismail, S. . Huber, M.J. . Mougal, J. . 2011 . Nephrosperma van-houtteanum . 2011 . e.T38614A10138718 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T38614A10138718.en . 11 November 2021.
  4. Book: Guy Lionnet . 1986 . The Romance of a Palm: Coco de Mer . L'île aux images Editions . Bell Village, Mauritius.
  5. Book: Rafael Govaerts . John Dransfield . amp . 2005 . World Checklist of Palms . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 9781842460849.