Rank Species | Genus Pinanga Higher classification Pinanga | |
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Similar Pinanga, Palm trees, Pinanga crassipes, Pinanga coronata, Arecales | ||
Pinanga tashiroi is a species of palm tree in the Arecaceae family. It is a small tree, up to 5 m (16 ft) tall, swollen at base. It is a critically endangered species.
Distribution
Pinanga tashiroi is found only on Orchid Island (Lan Yu) off the southeastern coast of Taiwan ; it is thus endemic to Taiwan.
Its natural habitat is lowland rain forest below 500 m (1,600 ft).
References
Pinanga tashiroi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA