PLANTS Profile for Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Everglades palm)

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Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. ex Becc.
Everglades palm

Symbol:

ACWR4

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Arecaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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More Information:

Synonyms:
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. ex Becc.

	ACAR5	Acoelorrhaphe arborescens (Sarg.) Becc.
	PAWR5	Paurotis wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) Britton

Distribution:
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. ex Becc.


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USA (FL)

Related Taxa:
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. ex Becc.

View 55 genera in Arecaceae, 1 species in Acoelorrhaphe

Classification:
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. ex Becc.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Arecidae
Order	Arecales
Family	Arecaceae – Palm family
Genus	Acoelorrhaphe H. Wendl. – palm
Species	Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. ex Becc. – Everglades palm

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. ex Becc.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
Everglades palm		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. ex Becc.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

OBL

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More Accounts and Images:
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. ex Becc.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42434.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 10/23/2008 04:38 PM MDT