Phytelephas macrocarpa

Phytelephas macrocarpa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Ceroxyloideae
Tribus: Phytelepheae
Genus: Phytelephas
Species: Phytelephas macrocarpa

Name

Phytelephas macrocarpa Ruiz & Pav.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Elephantusia macrocarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 1156 (1806)
• Heterotypic
  • Phytelephas microcarpa Ruiz & Pav., Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil.: 302 (1798).
  • Elephantusia microcarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 1157 (1806).
  • Phytelephas schottii H.Wendl., Bonplandia (Hannover) 8: 119 (1860).
  • Phytelephas seemannii O.F.Cook, Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 242: 68 (1912).
  • Phytelephas brachelus O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 3: 142 (1913).
  • Phytelephas brachinus O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 3: 142 (1913).
  • Phytelephas brevipes O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 3: 142 (1913).
  • Phytelephas cornutus O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 3: 142 (1913).
  • Phytelephas pittieri O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 3: 142 (1913).
  • Phytelephas karstenii O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 17: 227 (1927).
  • Phytelephas longiflora O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 17: 227 (1927).
  • Yarina microcarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 17: 223 (1927).
  • Phytelephas macrocarpa subsp. schottii (H.Wendl.) Barfod, Opera Bot. 109: 60 (1991).
  • Phytelephas seemannii subsp. brevipes (O.F.Cook) Barfod, Opera Bot. 105: 64 (1991), no exact basionym page.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Ruiz López, H. & Pavón, J.A. 1798. Systema Vegetabilium Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis 301.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Phytelephas macrocarpa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Phytelephas macrocarpa. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 13 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Phytelephas macrocarpa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phytelephas macrocarpa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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