Nypa fruticans
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Nypa fruticans, commonly known as the nipa palm (or simply nipa, from Malay: nipah) or mangrove palm,[4] is a species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine habitats of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the only palm considered adapted to the mangrove biome. The genus Nypa and the subfamily Nypoideae are monotypic taxa because this species is their only member.[5]
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Nipa palm | |
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Nipa palms in Bohol, Philippines | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Nypoideae Griff. |
Genus: | Nypa Steck[2] |
Species: | N. fruticans |
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Nypa fruticans | |
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