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Tectiphiala
Sign in to saveTectiphiala ferox, or palmiste bouglé, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Tectiphiala is referenced by 218 other articles, and connects out to Chambeyronia, Arecaceae and Phoenix.
It is catalogued under topics including Critically endangered flora of Africa, Endemic flora of Mauritius and IUCN Red List critically endangered species.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderArecales
- FamilyArecaceae
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- Parent taxon
- Oncospermatinae
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- Tectiphiala
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Tectiphiala ferox, or palmiste bouglé, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius.
It is threatened by habitat loss. It is the sole species in the genus Tectiphiala. Tectiphiala ferox was not known until 1965 when this new species of the Mascarene palm was discovered near Grand Bassin by Marc d"Unienville.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tectiphiala” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.