Veitchia vitiensis

Veitchia vitiensis

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: Veitchia
Species: Veitchia vitiensis

Name

Veitchia vitiensis (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore, Gentes Herbarum 8: 514 (1957).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ptychosperma vitiensis H.Wendl., Bonplandia (Hannover) 9: 260 (1861).
• Homotypic
  • Saguaster vitiensis (H.Wendl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 735 (1891).
  • Vitiphoenix vitiensis (H.Wendl.) Burret, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 271 (1928).
• Heterotypic
  • Ptychosperma pickeringii H.Wendl., Bonplandia (Hannover) 10: 194 (1862).
  • Saguaster pickeringii (H.Wendl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 735 (1891).
  • Vitiphoenix pickeringii (H.Wendl.) Burret, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 270 (1928).
  • Vitiphoenix smithii Burret, Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 11(4): 7 (1935).
  • Balaka spectabilis Burret, Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 141: 13 (1936).
  • Veitchia pickeringii (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore, Gentes Herbarum 8: 534 (1957).
  • Veitchia smithii (Burret) H.E.Moore, Gentes Herbarum 8: 519 (1957).
  • Veitchia vitiensis var. microcarpa H.E.Moore, Gentes Herbarum 8: 518 (1957).
  • Veitchia vitiensis var. parhamiorum H.E.Moore, Gentes Herbarum 8: 518 (1957).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Fiji References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Moore, H.E. 1957. Gentes Herbarum 8: 514​.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Veitchia vitiensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Veitchia vitiensis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 09 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Veitchia vitiensis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 09.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Veitchia vitiensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Jun 2019.

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