Cyrtostachys loriae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Cyrtostachys |
Species: | C. loriae
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Binomial name | |
Cyrtostachys loriae
Becc. (1905)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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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]
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]