Pritchardia thurstonii

Pritchardia thurstonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Pritchardia
Species: P. thurstonii
Binomial name
Pritchardia thurstonii
F. Muell. & Drude

Pritchardia thurstonii is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is endemic to Fiji, in particular the Lau Islands. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It is sometimes known as the Thurston's Palm or the Lau Fan Palm and is named after a former Fijian Governor John Bates Thurston.

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