Oraniopsis appendiculata

Oraniopsis is a genus of flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae that is endemic to Queensland, Australia. It contains only one species, Oraniopsis appendiculata, commonly known as grey palm or Orania palm. It is a very slow-growing tree restricted to mountain rainforest in the Wet Tropics bioregion. It was first described in 1891 and its closest relatives occur in Madagascar and South America.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Oraniopsis appendiculata being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Astrocaryum sciophilum
• Astrocaryum aculeatissimum
• Attalea humilis
• Ravenea madagascariensis
• Elaeis oleifera

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Oraniopsis

Species

Oraniopsis appendiculata

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