Biology:Orania ravaka

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Arecaceae

Orania ravaka
Orania ravaka seeds.jpg
Seeds
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Orania
Species:
O. ravaka
Binomial name
Orania ravaka
Beentje[2]

Orania ravaka is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.[3]

Range and habitat

Orania ravaka is found only in northeastern Madagascar , around Antongil Bay, including the western Masoala Peninsula and the lowlands to the west and north. It is known from six locations. Its habitat is lowland rainforest, including ridge tops and valley bottoms, between 100 and 900 meters of elevation.[1]

The species is threatened by habitat loss from shifting cultivation and logging.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rakotoarinivo, M.; Dransfield, J. (2012). "Orania ravaka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T38623A2881235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38623A2881235.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/38623/2881235. Retrieved 21 September 2022. 
  2. Orania ravaka was first described and published in Palms of Madagascar 119 (1995). (J. Dransfield & H. Beentje) "Plant Name Details for Orania ravaka". IPNI. http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=985328-1. "Distribution: Madagascar" 
  3. "Orania ravaka Beentje". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:985328-1. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5460927 entry