Jubaeopsis
Jubaeopsis caffra, the Pondoland palm, is a flowering plant species in the palm family (Arecaceae). It belongs to the monotypic genus Jubaeopsis.[2]
| Jubaeopsis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Cocoseae |
| Genus: | Jubaeopsis Becc. |
| Species: | J. caffra |
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| Jubaeopsis caffra | |
It is endemic to South Africa, where it is threatened due to habitat loss.[1] This tree is a living fossil, being the last remaining lineage of the palm trees that were widespread in southern Africa in prehistoric times.[3] A large living specimen is currently found at the Catamaran Resort in San Diego, CA.[4]
References
- Hilton-Taylor, C. et al. (1998). "Jubaeopsis caffra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30400A9543726. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30400A9543726.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- J. Dransfield; N. W. Uhl (1998). "Palmae". In Klaus Kubitzki (ed.). Flowering plants, Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Gramineae). The families and genera of vascular plants. Vol. 4. Springer. p. 379. ISBN 978-3-540-64061-5.
- A. E. Marvaldi; R. G. Oberprieler; C. H. C. Lyal; T. Bradbury; R. S. Anderson (2006). "Phylogeny of the Oxycoryninae sensu lato (Coleoptera: Belidae) and evolution of host-plant associations". Invertebrate Systematics. 20 (4): 447–476. doi:10.1071/IS05059.
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