Arecaceae
Metroxylon

Metroxylon amicarum (H.Wendl.) Hook.f.

First published in Rep. Progr. Condition Roy. Gard. Kew 1882: 68 (1884)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caroline Islands (Pohnpei, Chuuk). It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Caroline Is.

Introduced into:

Marianas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 9, 1987 Unknown [s.n.] Solomon Islands K000754991 No
Jul 9, 1987 Hassler, E. [s.n.] Tonga K000754988 No
Jan 1, 1984 Furtado, C.X. [S.F.N.25868] K000209209 Yes
Ledermann [13409] K000209207 Yes
Unknown [s.n.] Unknown K000754993 No
Loher, A. [s.n.] Philippines K000754983 No
Illegible [s.n.] Tonga K000754994 No
Illegible [s.n.] Philippines K000754989 No
illegible [s.n.] K000209208 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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 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