Carpoxylon | |
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Scientific classification![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
Tribe: | Areceae |
Subtribe: | Carpoxylinae |
Genus: | Carpoxylon H.Wendl. &Drude |
Species: | C. macrospermum |
Binomial name | |
Carpoxylon macrospermum |
Carpoxylon macrospermum is a species ofpalm treeendemic toVanuatu, and the only species in the genusCarpoxylon.[4]
It is anIUCN Red ListCritically endangered species, threatened byhabitat loss.[1]
This palm was first described byHermann Wendland andCarl Georg Oscar Drude in 1875 inLinnaea.[2][3]