Arecaceae
Medemia

Medemia argun (Mart.) Württemb. ex H.Wendl.

First published in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 39: 93 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Egypt to N. Sudan. It is a tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Egypt, Sudan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Humphreys, A.M., Govaerts, R., Ficinski, S.Z., Nic Lughadha, E. & Vorontsova, M.S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047.
  • Ibrahim, H. & Baker, W.J. (2009). Medemia argun - Past, present and future. Palms; Journal of the International Palm Society 53: 9-21.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Bornkamm, R., Springuel, I. , Darius, F. , Sheded, M. & Radi, M. (2000). Some observations on the plant communities of Dungul Oasis (Western Desert, Egypt). Acta. Bot. Croat. 59: 101–109.
  • Boulos, L. (1968). The discovery of Medemia palm in the Nubian Desert of Egypt . Bot.Not. 121: 117–120.
  • David, A.R. & Tapp, E. (1992). The Mummy’s Tale. The Scientific and Medical Investigation of Natsif-Amun, Priest in the Temple of Karnak. Michael O’Mara Books Ltd.
  • Davies, R.I. & Pritchard, H.W. (1998). Seed storage and germination of the palms Hyphaene thebaica, H. petersiana and Medemia argun. Seed Sci. & Technol. 26: 823-828.
  • Dransfield, J., Uhl, N.W., Asmussen-Lange, C.B., Baker, W.J., Harley, M.M. & Lewis, C.E. (2008). Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gibbons, M. & Spanner, T.W. (1996). Medemia argun lives. Principes. 40: 65–74.
  • Ibrahim, H & Baker. W.J. (2009). Medemia argun – Past, Present and Future. Palms. 53: 9–19.
  • Kunth, C.S. (1826). Recherches sur les plantes trouvées dans les tombeaux égyptiens par M. Passalacqua. Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris). 8: 418–423.
  • Martius, C.F.P. Von (1823–1850). Historia Naturalis Palmarum. Leipzig, Germany.
  • Newton, C. (2001). Le Palmier Argoun, Medemia argun (Mart.) Württemb. ex Wendl. P. 141–153 in Encyclopédie Religieuse de l’Univers Végétal. Croyances phytoreligieuses de l’Égypte ancienne (ERUV) II. OrMonsp XI.
  • Pain, S. (2006). Fruits of the tomb. New Sci. 190 (2554): 54, 55.
  • Tackholm , V. Drar., M. (1950). Flora of Egypt 2. Bull. Fac. Sci. Egypt Univ. 28: 296–302.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ibrahim, H. & Baker, W.J. (2009). Medemia argun - Past, present and future. Palms; Journal of the International Palm Society 53: 9-21.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 15, 2005 Ibrahim, H. [1] Egypt K:SPC-64780.000 No
Nov 15, 2005 Ibrahim, H. [1] Egypt K000208506 No
Nov 15, 2005 Ibrahim, H. [2] Egypt K000208588 No
Jan 4, 1997 Gibbons, M.; Spanner, T. [s.n.] Sudan K000525828 No
Oct 4, 1985 Schweinfurth, G. [s.n.] Sudan K001083711 No
Beccari, O. [s.n.] Sudan K001083713 No
Anonymous [Cytology98-18] K000462445 No
New Collector [35873] Sudan K001098584 No
New Collector [35672] Sudan K001098582 No
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Sudan K001083712 No
New Collector [s.n.] Sudan K001098586 No
Gibbons, M.; Spanner, T. [s.n.] Sudan K000208672 No
New Collector [35874] Sudan K001098583 No
Ibrahim, H. [s.n.] Egypt K:SPC-64773.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

    • Palmweb 2011. Palmweb: Palms of the World Online. Published on the internet http://www.palmweb.org. Accessed on 21/04/2013
    • Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0