Washingtonia robusta

Washingtonia robusta
Las Flores, Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Trachycarpeae
Subtribus: Unplaced Trachycarpeae
Genus: Washingtonia
Species: Washingtonia robusta

Name

Washingtonia robusta H.Wendl., 1883

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pritchardia robusta (H.Wendl.) Nabonnand, Nursery Cat. [Nabonnand] 1887(Gén.): 2 (1887).
  • Neowashingtonia robusta (H.Wendl.) A.Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl.: 3 (1898).
  • Washingtonia filifera var. robusta (H.Wendl.) Parish, Bot. Gaz. 44: 420 (1907).
• Heterotypic
  • Washingtonia sonorae S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 24: 79 (1889).
  • Brahea robusta Voss, Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3, 1: 1149 (1895), pro syn.
  • Neowashingtonia sonorae (S.Watson) Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 5: 255 (1897).
  • Washingtonia gracilis Parish, Bot. Gaz. 44: 420 (1907).
  • Washingtonia robusta var. gracilis (Parish) Parish ex Becc., Webbia 2: 197 (1907).
  • Washingtonia filifera var. sonorae (S.Watson) M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 15: 48 (1929).
  • Washingtonia filifera var. gracilis (Parish) L.D.Benson, Amer. J. Bot. 30: 233 (1943).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern USA California; Florida (introduced) Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast (introduced); Mexico Northwest (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Wendland, H., Garten-Zeitung. Monatsscchrift für Gartner und Garten-Freunde. Berlin 2: 198, 1883.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Washingtonia robusta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Washingtonia robusta. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 26 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Washingtonia robusta in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 26.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Washingtonia robusta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Dec. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Washingtonia robusta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Mexikanische Washingtonpalme
English: Mexican Fan Palm
español: Palmera de abanico mexicana
suomi: Bulevardipalmu
עברית: וושינגטוניה חסונה
Nāhuatl: Zoyatl
Türkçe: Palmiye

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