Medemia information

Medemia
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Coryphoideae
Tribe:	Borasseae
Genus:	Medemia; Wuert. ex H.Wendl.
Species:	M. argun
Binomial name
	Medemia argun; (Mart.) Wuert. ex H.Wendl.
Synonyms
	Hyphaene argun Mart.; Areca passalacquae Kunth; Medemia abiadensis H.Wendl.;

Medemia argun is a rare species of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) native to Egypt and Sudan. It is the only species in the genus Medemia. The palm's dried dates have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Cosiaux, A.; Ibrahim, H.; Baker, W.J. (2020). "Medemia argun". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T30401A2793256. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T30401A2793256.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[iucn_status_15_November_2021-1] Cosiaux, A.; Ibrahim, H.; Baker, W.J. (2020). "Medemia argun". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T30401A2793256. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T30401A2793256.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[kew-2] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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Medemia

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Coryphoideae
Tribe:	Borasseae
Genus:	Medemia Wuert. ex H.Wendl.
Species:	M. argun
Binomial name
*Medemia argun* (Mart.) Wuert. ex H.Wendl.
Synonyms^[2]
Hyphaene argun Mart. Areca passalacquae Kunth Medemia abiadensis H.Wendl.