Ptychosperma elegans

Ptychosperma elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Areceae
Subtribus: Ptychospermatinae
Genus: Ptychosperma
Species: Ptychosperma elegans

Name

Ptychosperma elegans (R.Br.) Blume, Rumphia 2: 118 (1843).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Seaforthia elegans R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 267 (1810).
• Homotypic
  • Archontophoenix elegans (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey, Cat. Pl. Queensland: 50 (1890).
  • Saguaster elegans (R.Br.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 735 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Ptychosperma seaforthii Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 21 (1855).
  • Pinanga smithii B.S.Williams, Choice Stove Orn.-Leav. Pl.: 277 (1870).
  • Archontophoenix veitchii H.Wendl. & Drude, Linnaea 39: 214 (1875).
  • Ptychosperma capitis-yorki H.Wendl. & Drude, Linnaea 39: 217 (1875).
  • Ptychosperma elegans var. sphaerocarpum Becc., Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 2: 88 (1885).
  • Saguaster capitis-yorki (H.Wendl. & Drude) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 735 (1891).
  • Archontophoenix jardinei F.M.Bailey, Queensland Agric. J. 2: 129 (1898).
  • Ptychosperma jardinei (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey, Queensland Agric. J. 23: 35 (1909).
  • Ptychosperma wendlandianum Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 205 (1927).
  • Ptychosperma wendlandianum var. sphaerocarpum (Becc.) Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 205 (1927).
  • Actinophloeus capitis-yorki (H.Wendl. & Drude) Burret, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 266 (1928).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional:Australia N. & E. Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Blume, C.L. 1843. Rumphia, sive commentationes botanicae imprimis de plantis Indiae orientalis... 2:118.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Ptychosperma elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Ptychosperma elegans. Published online. Accessed: Jun 08 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Ptychosperma elegans in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 08.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Ptychosperma elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jun 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ptychosperma elegans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Solitaire palm, Alexander palm, cabbage palm
中文: 海桃椰子

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