Pinanga purpurea

Pinanga purpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Pinanga
Species: P. purpurea
Binomial name
Pinanga purpurea
Hendra

Pinanga purpurea is a species of palm tree in the Arecaceae family. It is endemic to Sumatra.[1][2]

The species was described in 2002.[3] The name Pinanga purpurea had previously applied by Miquel in 1861[4] to another species, now called Cyrtostachys renda.[1] Miquel's name, however, was listed as a synonym without description, hence not validly published. Therefore, Hendra's 2002 name stands as a legitimate name, not a homonym.

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Hendra, Medi. 2002. Floribunda 2(2): 31
  4. Miquel, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm. 1861. Flora van Nederlandsch Indie, Eerste Bijvoegsel, Flora Indiae Batavae, 3: 590


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