Arecaceae

Metroxylon Rottb.

First published in Nye Saml. Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. 2: 525 (1783)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Maluku to W. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Caroline Is., Fiji, Maluku, New Guinea, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Introduced into:

Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Marianas, Samoa, Sumatera, Thailand

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 11, 1975 Grant, M.L. [4596] K000754981 Yes
Apr 11, 1975 Grant, M.L. [4596] K000754980 Yes
Smith, A.C. [9339] Fiji K000208795 Yes
s.c. [s.n.] Unknown K000667840 No
Smith, A.C. [9339] Fiji K000208796 Yes
McClatchey, W.C.; Bulitavu [1132] Fiji K000521960 Yes
Toroes, R.S. [5222] Indonesia K000754966 Yes
Toroes, R.S. [5222] Indonesia K000754967 Yes
Toroes, R.S. [5222] Indonesia K000754965 Yes
Loher, A. [1392] Philippines K000754975 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP] Solomon Islands K:SPC-29047.406 No
McKee, H.S. [HM43942] New Caledonia K000707352 Yes

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • 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.

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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

  • Trees of New Guinea

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