Nephrosperma

Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Nephrosperma.^[2][3] It is found only in Seychelles,^[3] where it is threatened by habitat loss.^[1][4][5]

Nephrosperma
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Arecoideae
Tribe:	Areceae
Subtribe:	Verschaffeltiinae
Genus:	Nephrosperma Balf.f.
Species:	N. vanhoutteanum
Binomial name
Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum (H.Wendl. ex Van Houtte) Balf.f.
Synonyms[2]
Oncosperma vanhoutteanum H.Wendl. ex Van Houtte Areca nobilis auct.