Ravenea moorei
{{Short description|Species of palm}}
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|image = Ravenea moorei.jpg
|status = CR
|status_system = IUCN2.3
|genus = Ravenea
|species = moorei
|authority = J.Dransf. & N.W.Uhl
}}
Ravenea moorei is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to the Comoros. This species is critically endangered, with only two mature specimens last noted in 1993. In 2023, a small population was found by researchers from Kew Gardens.{{cite web |url=https://www.kew.org/plants/ravenea-moorei |title= Ravenea moorei |website=Kew.org |access-date= 16 October 2024 }}
Etymology
Ravenea moorei was named by John Dransfield and Natalie Uhl in honor of noted palm botanist Harold E. Moore.{{cite journal|last1=Dransfield|first1=John|last2=Uhl|first2=Natalie W.|year=1986 |title=Ravenea in the Comores|journal=Principes|volume=30 |issue=4 |pages=156–160}}
References
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Category:Endemic flora of the Comoros
Category:Critically endangered flora of Africa
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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