Arecaceae

Nypa Steck

First published in Sagu: 15 (1757)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Sri Lanka to Nansei-shotō and Caroline Islands.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Hainan, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Cameroon, Guyana, Marianas, Nigeria, Panamá, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Nipa Thunb. in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 3: 231 (1782)

Accepted Species

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.

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

  • J. Dransfield & N. Uhl & C. Asmussen & W.J. Baker & M. Harley & C. Lewis, Genera Palmarum. The evolution and classification of palms. 2008

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • De Sagu 15 (1757).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 26, 1997 Heatubun, C. [110] Indonesia K000525706 Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Carr, C.E. [11518] K000525705 Yes
Bryan, E.H. [1277] K000208801 Yes
Desianto, B. [BD10] Indonesia K000114420 Yes
Whitmore, T.; Wormersley [BSIP850] Solomon Islands K000208799 Yes
Noblick, L.; Joko Witono; Enday Sudarso [5187] Indonesia K000522359 No
Johns, R.J. [9791] Indonesia K:SPC-70000.018 No
Johns, R.J.; Puradyatmika, P.; Edwards, P.; Willis, F.; Utteridge, T.M.A.; Wise, R.; Sutrisna; Hamzah [9791] Indonesia K000113779 Yes
Noblick, L.; Joko Witono; Enday Sudarso; Budi Setio Purbowo [5197] Indonesia K000525704 Yes
Whitmore, T.; Wormersley [BSIP850] Solomon Islands K000208800 Yes
Henderson, A. [369] Solomon Islands K000208802 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Palms of New Guinea

    • 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

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0