Ravenea delicatula is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it grows in a single location in northwest Madagascar, just east of a town called Andilamena. Here, it grows in a tropical montane forest among bamboo and pandans. There are only about 30 mature trees known in their natural range.[1]

Ravenea delicatula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Ravenea
Species:
R. delicatula
Binomial name
Ravenea delicatula

References

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  1. ^ a b Rakotoarinivo, M.; Dransfield, J. (2012). "Ravenea delicatula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T195916A2432263. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T195916A2432263.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.