| Pinanga tashiroi | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Pinanga |
| Species: | P. tashiroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pinanga tashiroi Hayata | |
Pinanga tashiroi is a species of palm tree in the family Arecaceae. It is a small tree, up to 5 m (16 ft) tall, swollen at base. It is a critically endangered species.
Distribution
Pinanga tashiroi is found only on Orchid Island (Lan Yu) off the southeastern coast of Taiwan ; it is thus endemic to Taiwan.
Its natural habitat is lowland rain forest below 500 m (1,600 ft).
References
- China Plant Specialist Group (2004). "Pinanga tashiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46599A11065877. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46599A11065877.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Shengji Pei; Sanyang Chen; Guo Lixiu; John Dransfield & Andrew Henderson. "Pinanga tashiroi". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ Liao, Jih-Ching (2000). "Palmae (Arecaceae)". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). Flora of Taiwan. Vol. 5 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 655–662. ISBN 957-9019-52-5. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
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