Pseudophoenix lediniana

Pseudophoenix lediniana is a palm species endemic to the Tiburon Peninsula in southwestern Haiti.[2][3] It is a medium-sized tree, 10–20 metres tall, with pinnately compound leaves and solitary stems slightly swollen at the base.[2]

Pseudophoenix lediniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Pseudophoenix
Species:
P. lediniana
Binomial name
Pseudophoenix lediniana
Read

Pseudophoenix lediniana is rare in the wild.[2] The species was described and named by Robert William Read (1931-2003), and the standard abbreviation Read is used to indicate him as the author when citing its botanical name.[4]

References

  1. Timyan, J. & Cinea, W. (2018). "Pseudophoenix lediniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T38660A2881771. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
  3. "Pseudophoenix lediniana". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
  4. "Plant Name Details: Pseudophoenix lediniana". International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 19 October 2015.


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