Ponapea hentyi is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, where it is restricted to New Britain in the Bismarck Archipelago. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Ponapea hentyi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Ponapea |
Species: | P. hentyi |
Binomial name | |
Ponapea hentyi (Essig) C.Lewis & Zona | |
Synonyms | |
Ptychosperma hentyi Essig |
The Latin specific epithet of hentyi refers to plant collector and botanist E.E. Henty, (fl. 1969).[2]
Taxon identifiers | |
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Ponapea hentyi |
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Ptychosperma hentyi |
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