Kingdom Plantae Family Arecaceae Scientific name Wettinia longipetala | Order Arecales Genus Wettinia Rank Species | |
Similar Wettinia, Dictyocaryum lamarckianum, Euterpe precatoria, Iriartea, Geonoma | ||
Wettinia longipetala is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found only in Peru, on the outskirts of the amazon rainforest. It has a conservation status of vulnerable.
Members of the genus Wettinia
Members of the genus Wettinia include W. aequalis, W. aequatorialis, W. anomala, W. augusta, W. castanea, W. cladospadix, W. disticha, W. drudei, W. equalis, W. fascicularis, W. hirsuta, W. illaqueans, W. kalbreyeri (also known as the Macana Palm), W. lanata, W. longipetala, W. maynensis, W. mesocarpa, W. microcarpa, W. minima, W. oxycarpa, W. panamensis, W. poeppigii, W. praemorsa, W. quinaria, W. radiata, W. utilis, W. verruculosa and W. weberbaueri.
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