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Latania lontaroides
About
Latania lontaroides is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Réunion. It is also used as an ornamental plant. Its common names include the Red Latan, latanier de la Réunion, and latanier rouge. The armored scale insect Hemiberlesia lataniae was first described from this species of palm, and has since spread around the world and proved to be a serious pest of avocado.
- Family
- Arecaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Latania lontaroides
- Slug
- latania-lontaroides
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Latania
- Species
- lontaroides
- Wikidata QID
- Q1348304
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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