Beccariophoenix madagascariensis

Beccariophoenix madagascariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Cocoeae
Genus: Beccariophoenix
Species: B. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Beccariophoenix madagascariensis
Jum. & H. Perrier

Beccariophoenix madagascariensis, commonly known as the Giant Windowpane Palm or Windowpane Coconut, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is a large Coconut relative that is vulnerable in its habitat in Madagascar.

Beccariophoenix sp. 'Windows'

The Beccariophoenix variety with the "windows" was previously considered a variety of this species, but John Dransfield is renaming that variety. It is quite different when a seedling, in having wide, mostly unsplit leaves, whereas the 'madagascariensis' variety has fully split, very stiff upright leaves when young.

References

  1. Rakotoarinivo, M. & Dransfield, J. (2010). "Beccariophoenix madagascariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

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