Bismarckia nobilis--Ecuador. Jardin Botanico de Guayaquil. 20 Mar 06. 088.jpg
Endemic to Madagascar; introduced into Comoros (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 7 occurrences across 4 countries.
Location
Ecuador, Guayas, Guayaquil (Jardin Botanico de Guayaquil)
Location Remarks
Zona Norte in Guayaquil, suburb of Las Orquideas, Avenida Francisco de Orellana.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Tanzania, Zanzibar (Kiembesamaki, Mbweni Ruins)
-6.21025, 39.201778
Location Remarks
Protea Hotel and Mbweni Ruins.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Madagascar, Ihorombe (Ranohira)
-22.6725, 45.252222
Location Remarks
Ihosy, Ranohira, Ilakaka. Forêt scl‚rophile de Tapia, 3 km à l'Est de Ilakaka.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
25.676781, -80.272034
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
25.676781, -80.272034
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Florida, Orange (Anopoli, Harry P. Leu Gardens)
35.201611, 24.0825
Location Remarks
1920 N Forest Ave., Orlando
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (Karimjee Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Samora Machel Ave., Dar es Salaam.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Bismarckia
Specific Epithet
nobilis
Authorship
Hildebrandt & H.Wendl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 11.9
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#87,506 of 335,497
Top 27%
Extinction probability
5%
