Archontophoenix purpurea

Species of palm

Mount Lewis king palm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Archontophoenix
Species:
A. purpurea
Binomial name
Archontophoenix purpurea
Hodel & Dowe

Archontophoenix purpurea, the Mount Lewis king palm, is a solitary palm native to Queensland, Australia. It is mainly found in the rainforest.[1]

Purple Crownshaft & Inflorescence of Archontophoenix purpurea

References

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  1. ^ Hodel, Donald R. & John Leslie Dowe. 1994. Austrobaileya 4: 238, Archontophoenix purpurea
Taxon identifiers
Archontophoenix purpurea


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