Arenga listeri

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Arenga listeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Arenga
Species:
A. listeri
Binomial name
Arenga listeri

Arenga listeri, the Lister's palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is named after naturalist Joseph Jackson Lister.

It is endemic to Christmas Island and is threatened by habitat loss.

The palm is featured on a 1978 postage stamp of Christmas Island together with Lister.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Johnson, D. (1998). "Arenga listeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38190A10100074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38190A10100074.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.