Cyrtostachys loriae
Species of palm
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Cyrtostachys loriae is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a palm native to Papuasia – New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Solomon Islands.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Cyrtostachys loriae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Cyrtostachys |
| Species: | C. loriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtostachys loriae Becc. (1905) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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The IUCN assessed the conservation status of the species' synonym Cyrtostachys kisu as "data deficient", based on a range limited to Choiseul and Baga in the Solomon Islands.[1] It is now recognized as having a wider range.[2]
