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Chambeyronia magnifica is a species of flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae. It is a large, solitary, emergent palm found only in New Caledonia. It is native to northeastern Grande Terre, where it lives on Col d'Amos and the Pam Peninsula ridge. It grows in dense humid forest on soils derived from schist rocks from 480 to 550 metres elevation.
The species has an estimated area of occupancy (AOO) and extent of occurrence (EOO) of 24 km2. It is threatened by habitat loss from frequent fires on Col d'Amos and degradation of the forest by feral pigs. It is assessed as endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chambeyronia magnifica 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.
