Zombia antillarum

Zombia antillarum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Cryosophileae
Genus: Zombia
Species: Zombia antillarum

Name

Zombia antillarum (Descourt.) L.H.Bailey, Gentes Herbarum 4: 242 (1939).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Chamaerops antillarum Descourt., Fl. Méd. Antilles 1: 135 (1821).
• Heterotypic
  • Coccothrinax anomala Becc., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 6: 95 (1908).
  • Oothrinax anomala (Becc.) O.F.Cook, Natl. Hort. Mag. 20: 21 (1941).
  • Zombia antillarum var. gonzalezii J.Jiménez Alm., Rhodora 62: 236 (1960).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Dominican Republic, Haiti References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Bailey, L.H. 1939. New Haitian Genus of Palms. Gentes Herbarum 4: 239–246.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Zombia antillarum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Zombia antillarum. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 19 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Zombia antillarum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Dec. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Zombia antillarum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Zombie Palm

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