Pinanga tashiroi explained

Pinanga tashiroi is a species of palm tree in the family Arecaceae. It is a small tree, up to 5m (16feet) tall, swollen at base.[1] It is a critically endangered species.

Distribution

Pinanga tashiroi is found only on Orchid Island (Lan Yu) off the southeastern coast of Taiwan ; it is thus endemic to Taiwan.[2]

Its natural habitat is lowland rain forest below 500m (1,600feet).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pinanga tashiroi . Shengji Pei . Sanyang Chen . Guo Lixiu . John Dransfield . Andrew Henderson . amp . Flora of China . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA . 2 October 2012.
  2. Book: Flora of Taiwan . 2nd . 5 . Palmae (Arecaceae) . Liao . Jih-Ching . Huang . Tseng-chieng . 2000 . Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition . Taipei, Taiwan . 957-9019-52-5 . 655–662 . http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/ebook/ebookpage.php?volume=5&book=Fl.%20Taiwan%202nd%20edit.&page=655 . 2 October 2012.

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