Jailoloa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Tribe: | Areceae |
Subtribe: | Ptychospermatinae |
Genus: | Jailoloa Heatubun & W.J.Baker[1] |
Species: | J. halmaherensis
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Binomial name | |
Jailoloa halmaherensis (Heatubun) Heatubun & W.J.Baker[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
Ptychosperma halmaherense Heatubun |
Jailoloa is a genus of palm (family Arecaceae), in the subtribe Ptychospermatinae. It has only one currently accepted species, Jailoloa halmaherensis, native to the Moluccas.[3] It only grows on ultramafic soils. The species is currently known only from its type locality in East Halmahera.[4]