Veitchia subdisticha is a genus of

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. It was first described Harold Emery Moore. It was given its scientific name by C. Lewis and

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. Veitchia subdisticha belongs to the

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Veitchia and the

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Arecaceae. It is found only in

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

. It is threatened by

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. Dowe, J.L. (1998). "Veitchia subdisticha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38515A10126497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38515A10126497.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

References

subdisticha Trees of the Solomon Islands Endemic flora of the Solomon Islands (archipelago) Data deficient plants {{palm-stub