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Metroxylon warburgii
Metroxylon warburgii, commonly called the natangura palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. The specific epithet is in honor of Otto Warburg. The common name is from the Bislama name natanggura.
From the article Metroxylon warburgii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
It is found in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. It can be found in lowland, swampy areas and the floodplains of Vanuatu, New Hebrides, and Samoa. It thrives in sunny, hot environments with a lot of water, and cannot live in the cold.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
At the table
It is widely used as a material for thatching houses. The seeds are also used as vegetable ivory, and in French they are called noix d'ivoire (literally: "ivory nuts").
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Metroxylon warburgii in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 365669.