Satranala decussilvae is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.[3] It is a palm endemic to Madagascar. It is the only species in the genus Satranala,[4] and is threatened by habitat loss. There are perhaps 200 mature individuals remaining.[1]

Satranala
The botanist Carlos G. Boluda with a young Satranala decussilvae
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Borasseae
Genus: Satranala
Beentje & J.Dransf.
Species:
S. decussilvae
Binomial name
Satranala decussilvae

References

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  1. ^ a b Rakotoarinivo, M.; Dransfield, J. (2012). "Satranala decussilvae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T38696A2883367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38696A2883367.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ^ "Satranala decussilvae Beentje & J.Dransf". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  4. ^ John Dransfield & H. J. Beentje (1995). "Satranala (Coryphoideae: Borasseae: Hyphaeninae), a new palm genus from Madagascar" (PDF). Kew Bulletin. 50 (1): 85–92. Bibcode:1995KewBu..50...85D. doi:10.2307/4114610. JSTOR 4114610. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25.