Orania ravaka
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Orania ravaka | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Orania |
Species: | O. ravaka
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Orania ravaka |
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
- ^ a b c 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. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Orania ravaka was first described and published in Palms of Madagascar 119 (1995). (J. Dransfield & H. Beentje) "Plant Name Details for Orania ravaka". IPNI. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
Distribution: Madagascar
- ^ "Orania ravaka Beentje". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
External links
- Photo of Orania ravaka at the Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia website
- Photo of sprouting seeds from the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research
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