Arecaceae
Arenga

Arenga australasica (H.Wendl. & Drude) S.T.Blake ex H.E.Moore

First published in Gentes Herbarum 9: 268 (1963)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Maluku (Kep. Kai), New Guinea, N. Northern Territory, N. & NE. Queensland. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Maluku, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dowe, J.L. (2010). Australian palms: biogeography, ecology and systematics: 1-290. CSIRO Publishing.
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Baker, W.J., Barfod, A.S., Cámara-Leret, R., Dowe, J.L., Heatubun, C.D., Petoe, P., Turner, J.H., Zona, S. & Dransfield, J. (2024). Palms of New Guinea: 1-726. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond. [Cited as Arenga microcarpa.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dowe, J.L. (2010). Australian palms: biogeography, ecology and systematics: 1-290. CSIRO Publishing.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mueller, F., J. H. von [s.n.] Australia K000697815 Isotype Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [4262] Australia K001052412 No
Mueller, F., J. H. von [s.n.] Australia K000697814 Isotype Yes
Apr 20, 2006 Raynal, J. [16694] Arenga microcarpa K000208525 No
Feb 20, 2000 Baker, W.J. [1044] Indonesia Arenga microcarpa K:SPC-64190.000 No
Feb 20, 2000 Baker, W.J.; Barrow, S.; Maturbongs, R.; Wanggai, J.; Sagisolo, M.; Rustiami, H.; Otto Geisler Wutoi [1044] Indonesia Arenga microcarpa K000112767 No
May 6, 1998 Clemens [10879] Arenga microcarpa K000525032 No
May 6, 1998 Clemens [10879] Arenga microcarpa K000112512 No
May 6, 1998 Clemens [10879] Arenga microcarpa K000525030 No
May 6, 1998 Clemens [10879] Arenga microcarpa K000525031 No
Jan 13, 1996 Baker, W.J.; Utteridge, T.M.A. [577] Arenga microcarpa K000112508 No
Aug 29, 1995 Dransfield, J.; Zona, S.; Maturbongs; Dransfield, S.; Kiem; Jitmau [JD7611] Indonesia Arenga microcarpa K000112510 No
Jun 30, 1976 Womersley, J.; Millar, A. [NGF8575] Arenga microcarpa K000112505 No
Jun 30, 1976 Coode, M. [NGF29985] Arenga microcarpa K000112504 No
Jun 30, 1976 White, K.J.; Coppock, F.H. [NGF10705] Arenga microcarpa K000112503 No
Jul 16, 1975 Clemens [10578] Arenga microcarpa K000112506 No
Cultivated [1959-58301] Arenga microcarpa K000525034 No
Darbyshire, P.J. [694] Arenga microcarpa K000112502 No
Furtado, C.X. [SFN31159] Arenga microcarpa K001052423 No
Clemens [6268] Indonesia Arenga microcarpa K000113786 Yes
Maturbongs, R.A.; Wanggai, J.; Wally, E. [548] Indonesia Arenga microcarpa K000112509 No
Arenga microcarpa K:SPC-64204.000 No
de Vogel, E.F. [3217] Indonesia Arenga microcarpa K001053777 No
Heatubun, C. [293] Indonesia Arenga microcarpa K000112507 No
Arenga microcarpa K:SPC-59852.000 No
Cultivated [58301] Arenga microcarpa K001052422 No
Baker, W.J. [WJB 577] Papua New Guinea Arenga microcarpa K:SPC-59956.000 No
Barfod, A. [483] Arenga microcarpa K000114304 No
Desianto, B. [BD11] Indonesia Arenga microcarpa K000114431 No
Bailey, F.M. [s.n.] Arenga gracilicaulis K000112511 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • 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