Voanioala information

Voanioala
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Arecoideae
Tribe:	Cocoseae
Genus:	Voanioala; J. Dransf.
Species:	V. gerardii
Binomial name
	Voanioala gerardii; J. Dransf.

Voanioala gerardii, commonly known as the forest coconut, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a relative of the coconut, and is generally regarded as monotypic within the genus Voanioala. However, a team of geneticists headed by Bee F. Gunn found sufficient genetic variation within Voanioala to constitute at least two and possibly four cryptospecies.^[3] Voanioala is endemic to Madagascar, and is threatened by habitat loss. Voanioala is harvested for its edible seeds and palm heart. It is estimated that there are fewer than 15 mature trees remaining.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Rakotoarinivo, M.; Dransfield, J. (2012). "Voanioala gerardii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T38723A2883819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38723A2883819.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
^ Gunn, Bee F. (2004). "Phylogeny of Cocoeae (Arecaceae)...etc". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 91 (3): 509. JSTOR 3298627.

[iucn_status_14_November_2021-1] Rakotoarinivo, M.; Dransfield, J. (2012). "Voanioala gerardii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T38723A2883819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38723A2883819.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

[2] "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

[3] Gunn, Bee F. (2004). "Phylogeny of Cocoeae (Arecaceae)...etc". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 91 (3): 509. JSTOR 3298627.

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Voanioala

Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Arecoideae
Tribe:	Cocoseae
Genus:	Voanioala J. Dransf.
Species:	V. gerardii
Binomial name
*Voanioala gerardii* J. Dransf.