| Wodyetia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Subtribe: | Ptychospermatinae |
| Genus: | Wodyetia A.K.Irvine |
| Species: | W. bifurcata
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| Binomial name | |
| Wodyetia bifurcata | |
Wodyetia bifurcata, the foxtail palm, is a species of palm in the family Arecaceae, native to Queensland, Australia.[1] It is the sole species in the genus Wodyetia.
The Palm and Cycads Societies of Australia (PACSOA) describes this palm as follows:
"Very attractive palm with long (2-3m.) plumose leaves (hence the name 'Foxtail'), and up to 10m tall with a grey trunk. It produces large (about the size of a duck egg) orange fruit"[2]
- ^ a b Dowe, J.L. (1998). "Wodyetia bifurcata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38733A10146773. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38733A10146773.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia webpage on Wodyetia bifurcata Accessed 3 May 2008