Arecaceae
Iguanura

Iguanura geonomiformis Mart.

First published in Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 229 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Malaya, W. Sumatera. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malaya, Sumatera

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2025). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.690.2.1. epublication.
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.
  • Pooma, R. (ed.) (2005). A preliminary check-list of threatened plants in Thailand: 1-193. National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Saw, L.G. (2023). A revision of the genus Iguanura (Arecaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 75: 73-117.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2025). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.690.2.1. epublication.
  • Saw, L.G. (2023). A revision of the genus Iguanura (Arecaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 75: 73-117.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 5, 2007 Damahuri, S.; Ayay, K. [FRI46252] Malaysia K000462541 No
Jan 7, 1994 Kerr, A.F.G. [16918] Thailand K001282429 No
Furtado, C.X. [SFN33122] Malaysia K001260616 No
Kloss [sn] Malaysia K001260571 No
Ridley, H.N.; Robinson; Kloss [sn] Malaysia K001260618 No
Ridley, H.N.; Robinson; Kloss [sn] Malaysia K001260617 No
Dr King's collector [1869] Malaysia K001260621 No
Furtado, C.X. [SFN33122] Malaysia K001260615 No
Croat [53311] Malaysia K001260576 No
Nur; Foxworthy [11952] Malaysia K001260619 No
Griffith, W. [s.n.] Malaysia K000207993 Type Yes
Dr King's collector [2994] Malaysia K001260622 No
Whitmore, T. [FRI20689] Malaysia K001260575 No
New Collector [10596] Malaysia K001260620 No
Griffith, W. [s.n.] Malaysia K000207994 Type Yes
Dr King's collector [10270] Malaysia K001260623 No
Corner, E.J.H. [SFN29001] Malaysia K001260573 No
Stone, B.C. [sn] Malaysia K001260574 No
Cultivated [1985-1491] K000525097 No
New Collector; Noor [84] Malaysia K001260570 No
Corner, E.J.H. [SFN30237] Malaysia K001260569 No
New Collector [FRI17254] Malaysia K001260572 No
Saw Leng Guan [FRI44999] Malaysia Iguanura humilis K000462536 No
Corner, E.J.H. [SFN30095] Malaysia Iguanura humilis K001282358 No
Corner, E.J.H. [SFN30095] Malaysia Iguanura humilis K001282359 No

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 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