Kingdom Plantae Family Arecaceae Scientific name Latania verschaffeltii | Order Arecales Genus Latania Rank Species | |
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Similar Latania, Latania lontaroides, Latania loddigesii, Chamaedorea metallica, Hyophorbe verschaffeltii | ||
Latania verschaffeltii palm
The yellow latan palm (Latania verschaffeltii) is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found only on Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Mauritius, 560 km east of the Island of Mauritius. It is, however, cultivated in other places as an ornamental. in the wild, the species is threatened by habitat loss.
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