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Genus of palms

Loxococcus
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Areceae
Genus: Loxococcus
H.Wendl.
Species: L. rupicola
Binomial name
Loxococcus rupicola
H.Wendl. & Drude
Endemic to Sri Lanka. In moist closed forest, commonly found in Rathnapura Kegalla Area
Loxococcus rupicola (Dothalu/Lenthiri)

Loxococcus rupicola is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Loxococcus. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Johnson, D. (1998). "Loxococcus rupicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38603A10137064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38603A10137064.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Andrew Henderson (2009). "Loxococcus H.Wendl.". Palms of Southern Asia. Princeton University Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9.
Arecaceae genera
Baker & Dransfield (2016) taxonomy
Calamoideae
Eugeissoneae
Lepidocaryeae
Calameae
Nypoideae
Coryphoideae
Sabaleae
Cryosophileae
Phoeniceae
Trachycarpeae
Chuniophoeniceae
Caryoteae
Corypheae
Borasseae
Ceroxyloideae
Arecoideae
Iriarteeae
Chamaedoreeae
Cocoseae
Euterpeae
Geonomateae
Pelagodoxeae
Areceae
Taxon identifiers
Loxococcus
Loxococcus rupicola


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