Distribution
Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Areca gracilis Roxb. in Fl. Ind. ed. 1832. 3: 619 (1832), nom. illeg.
- Nenga gracilis (Blume) Becc. in Malesia 1: 25 (1877)
- Pinanga patula var. gracilis (Blume) Scheff. in Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 32: 178 (1872)
- Seaforthia gracilis (Blume) Mart. in Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 185 (1838)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Areca gracilis Buch.-Ham. in Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 5: 310 (1826)
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.
- Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2007 | Henderson, A. [3159], Myanmar | K000462551 | No | ||
| Jan 5, 2007 | Henderson, A. [3171], Myanmar | K000462552 | No | ||
| Jan 5, 2007 | Henderson, A. [3120], Myanmar | K000462550 | No | ||
| Mar 3, 1934 | Silva, F.de [s.n.], Bangladesh | K000736151 | Yes | ||
| De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8598] | Seaforthia gracilis | K001125936 | Yes | ||
| Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8598], Myanmar | Seaforthia gracilis | K001125937 | Yes |
Sources
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0