Ravenea moorei

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.^[1] In 2023, a small population was found by researchers from Kew Gardens.^[2]

Ravenea moorei
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Ravenea
Species:	R. moorei
Binomial name
Ravenea moorei J.Dransf. & N.W.Uhl

Etymology

Ravenea moorei was named by John Dransfield and Natalie Uhl in honor of noted palm botanist Harold E. Moore.^[3]