Arecaceae
Areca

Areca tunku J.Dransf. & C.K.Lim

First published in Principes 36: 81 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Thailand to Sumatera. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barfod, A.S. & Dransfield, J. (2013). Flora of Thailand 11(3): 323-498. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

  • J. Dransfield & C. K. Lim, A new species of Areca from Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. 1992

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 16, 1994 Dransfield, J. [JD5178] Malaysia K000208016 Holotype Yes
Saw, L.G. [FRI39900] Malaysia K001196763 No
Dransfield, J. [JD5169] Malaysia K001195592 No
Dransfield, J.; Nur Supardi; Tan Ching Feaw; Raja Barizan; Baya ak Busu [JD6511] Malaysia K001196762 No
Saw, L.G.; Lim, C.K.; Mustafa [FRI37657] Malaysia K001196761 No
Dransfield, J. [3263] Indonesia K001195594 No
Dransfield, J. [3263] Indonesia K001195595 No
Saw Leng Guan [FRI39892] Malaysia K001195596 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 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

  • 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