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Livistona carinensis

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Species of palm

Livistona carinensis
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Livistona
Species: L. carinensis
Binomial name
Livistona carinensis
(Chiov.) J.Dransf. & N.W.Uhl
Synonyms
  • Hyphaene carinensis Chiov.
  • Wissmannia carinensis (Chiov.) Burret

Livistona carinensis, commonly known as the Bankoualé palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is one of the fan palms. Its leaves are distinguished by an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets. Livistona carinensis is found in Djibouti, Somalia, and Yemen, and is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Cosiaux, A.; Welch, H.; Gardiner, L.M.; Welch, G.; Couvreur, T.L.P. (2018). "Livistona carinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T30402A95306943. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T30402A95306943.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Livistona carinensis
Hyphaene carinensis
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