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Physokentia thurstonii
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{{PalmSpeciesHeader}} __NOTOC__ <div class="row"> <div class="small-0 large-5 columns"> [[File:Physokentia_thurstonii.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''P. thurstonii'' crown.]] </div> <div class="small-0 large-7 columns"> ===Conservation Status:=== [http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/38635" Near threatened] ===Distribution & Habitat:=== This species is found on Vanua Levu and Taveuni Islands (Fiji) from 300 to 800 meters elevation. ===Description:=== Supported by occasionally branching stilt roots this palm grows to 7 meters with a green trunk banded with prominent leaf base scars and an olive green crownshaft. Fronds number 8 to 10 with board bright green leaflets. Fruits are round and up to 2.5 cm across and blackish when ripe. ===Cultivation:=== This palm is not known in cultivation but may do well in subtropical to temperate regions that do not experience frost. It will also require a lot of water and filtered light. </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="small-0 large-6 columns"> [[File:Physokentia_thurstonii02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''P. thurstonii'' trunk.]] </div> <div class="small-0 large-6 columns"> [[File:Physokentia_thurstonii03.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''P. thurstonii'' stilt roots.]] </div> </div> ===Contributed by: === Jim Valentine (Text & Figure 1,2&3)<br/> ===External Links:=== [https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Physokentia%20thurstonii Kew], [https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/ecd56b64-761d-4703-aa62-a218073dc568 PalmWeb], [https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/38635/0 IUCN], [https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Physokentia+thurstonii JSTOR], [https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Physokentia+thurstonii Trebrown] </p> [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Physokentia+thurstonii%22&num=10&sa=Google+Search Google], [https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Physokentia+thurstonii%22&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages], [https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Physokentia+thurstonii Flickr], [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Physokentia+thurstonii%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&sa=Google+Search PalmTalk] <p> [[Category:Physokentia|thurstonii]] [[Category:Palm|Physokentia_thurstonii]]
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