Metroxylon salomonense
| Metroxylon salomonense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Metroxylon |
| Species: | M. salomonense
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| Binomial name | |
| Metroxylon salomonense | |
Metroxylon salomonense is a palm (family Arecaceae or Palmae) native to the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the Bismarck Archipelago.[1] Common name Bia.
It grows to 15 to 20 m in height in just twenty years, with a trunk diameter of 60–80 cm. The pinnate fronds can be over 6 m long, and have leaflets 100–190 cm long by 14–19 cm wide. It is monocarpic, dying after flowering and fruiting.[2] The inflorescence is a panicle up to 9 m in height and half as wide.[3]
References
- ^ "Metroxylon salomonense (Warb.) Becc". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Dubuyoo, Jean-Michel (March 2007). "Notes on the Uses of Metroxylon in Vanuatu" (PDF). Palms. 51 (1): 32.
- ^ Corner, E.J.H. (1966). Natural History of Palms. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press. pp. 316–317.