Pritchardiopsis
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Pritchardiopsis jeanneneyi is a species of flowering plant
in the Arecaceae
family, and the only species in the genus Pritchardiopsis. It is found only in New Caledonia
, where only one mature specimen survives in its native habitat. The cause of its rarity in the wild is because its meristem
is edible.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Arecaceae
Arecaceae
Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...
family, and the only species in the genus Pritchardiopsis. It is found only in New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
, where only one mature specimen survives in its native habitat. The cause of its rarity in the wild is because its meristem
Meristem
A meristem is the tissue in most plants consisting of undifferentiated cells , found in zones of the plant where growth can take place....
is edible.