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Taxon

Caryota urens L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 1189. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Caryota urens--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 098.jpg

Caryota urens--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 098.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Caryota urens--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 099.jpg

Caryota urens--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 099.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Caryota urens--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 095.jpg

Caryota urens--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 095.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Caryota urens--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 097.jpg

Caryota urens--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 097.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Caryota urens--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 096.jpg

Caryota urens--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 096.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Occurrences

No collection number

December 14, 2003

Location

Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)

5.8512, -0.17296

Location Remarks

Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Caryota

Specific Epithet

urens

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#215,367 of 335,497

Top 65%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →