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Basselinia sordida is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a palm tree endemic to New Caledonia. The species was described in 1984, and is listed as of Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Basselinia sordida is native to the wet tropical biome of north-west and west-central New Caledonia. It is abundant in west central Grande Terre, where its extent of occurrence is around 5,233 square kilometres (2,020 sq mi).
Basselinia sordida seeds are sold in the international horticultural trade.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Basselinia sordida by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
