Ravenea moorei
| Ravenea moorei | |
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| File:Ravenea moorei.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Ravenea |
| Species: | R. moorei
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| Binomial name | |
| Ravenea moorei J.Dransf. & N.W.Uhl
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Ravenea moorei is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to the Comoros. This species is critically endangered, with only two mature specimens last noted in 1993.[1] In 2023, a small population was found by researchers from Kew Gardens.[2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]Ravenea moorei was named by John Dransfield and Natalie Uhl in honor of noted palm botanist Harold E. Moore.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]Ravenea moorei grows as a tree between 15 and 20 m tall. The trunk is grey or brown, with a diameter between 11 and 35 cm across. Individuals have between 11 and 19 green leaves in its crown, each measuring between 2 and 3 m long and 70 cm across, with between 60 and 80 smaller leaflets growing from the rachis. The inflorescence resembles a brush and emerges from between the leaves. The species is dioecious.[2]
The fruits are yellow-orange, fleshy, 16 mm in diameter and contain a spherical dark brown seed.
Range and habitat
[edit | edit source]The only recorded specimens of Ravenea moorei in the wild have been found on Grande Comore, in rainforest between 700 and 1000m. Recent sightings have been on Mount Karthala.[4]
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