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Hydriastele vitiensis is a species of palm endemic to Fiji. It is a tall palm which can grow up to 25 metres (82 ft) high. It is native to the islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, where it grows in moist lowland forest from sea level to 600 metres (2,000 ft) elevation, often on ridge tops. On Viti Levu individuals or very small populations grow in the southern highlands across to Nakobalevu.
The species is threatened with habitat loss, including from logging and conversion of habitat to plantations. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Vulnerable.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hydriastele vitiensis 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.
