Tribe Chuniophoeniceae Scientific name Kerriodoxa elegans | Genus KerriodoxaJ.Dransf. Rank Species | |
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Similar Pelagodoxa, Chelyocarpus, Phoenicophorium, Marojejya, Carpoxylon | ||
Kerriodoxa elegans
Kerriodoxa elegans (white backed palm) is the only species of palm tree in the genus Kerriodoxa, in the Arecaceae family.
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It is an endemic species of Thailand, first discovered in the Khao Phra Thaew reserve on 11 March 1929 and described as a new genus and species in 1983.
Kerriodoxa elegans palm
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