Arecaceae
Heterospathe

Heterospathe elata Scheff.

First published in Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 1: 162 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Malesia to Caroline Islands (Palau). It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Caroline Is., Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines

Introduced into:

Marianas, Society Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Heatubun, C.D. & Gardiner, L.M. (2012). Heterospathe elata, a new record for the New Guinea islands. Palms; Journal of the International Palm Society 56: 61-64.
  • Meyer, J.-Y., Lavergne, C. & Hodel, D.R. (2008). Time bombs in gardens: invasive ornamental palms in tropical islands, with emphasis on French Polynesia (Pacific Ocean) and the Mascarenes (Indian Ocean). Palms; Journal of the International Palm Society 52: 23-35.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Heatubun, C.D. & Gardiner, L.M. (2012). Heterospathe elata, a new record for the New Guinea islands. Palms; Journal of the International Palm Society 56: 61-64.
  • Meyer, J.-Y., Lavergne, C. & Hodel, D.R. (2008). Time bombs in gardens: invasive ornamental palms in tropical islands, with emphasis on French Polynesia (Pacific Ocean) and the Mascarenes (Indian Ocean). Palms; Journal of the International Palm Society 52: 23-35.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 6, 2018 Furtado, C.X. [s.n.] Singapore K001287196 No
Jun 3, 2012 Bloembergen, S. [4784] Indonesia K000030797 No
Jan 1, 1956 Bloembergen, S. [4532] Indonesia K000030034 No
Jan 1, 1908 Vidal, S. [3962] Philippines K000462432 Yes
Heatubun, C.; Krisma Lekitoo, Piter Matani, Ida Tangkelangi, Victor Simbiak, Lauliddin H.S, Arief Abdulgani, Salasa Juraga [CH739] Indonesia K000707136 No
New Collector [4] Philippines K001282206 No
New Collector [4] Philippines K001282205 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [17297] Philippines K001282200 No
Heatubun, C.; Krisma Lekitoo, Piter Matani, Ida Tangkelangi, Victor Simbiak, Lauliddin H.S, Arief Abdulgani, Salasa Juraga [CH740] Indonesia K000707132 No
Ramos, M.; Pascasio, J. [35243] Philippines K001282202 No
Rodin, R. [737] K000030076 No
Beccari, O. [s.n.] Malaysia K000030044 No
Chapin, M.H. [055] United States K:SPC-62142.000 No
Furtado, C.X. [s.n.] Singapore K001287197 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [18222] Philippines K001282201 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [11968] Philippines K001282204 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [11968] Philippines K001282203 No
Rutherford, S.; M.M.P. Bandara [122] Sri Lanka K001287195 No
Heatubun, C.; Krisma Lekitoo, Piter Matani, Ida Tangkelangi, Victor Simbiak [CH735] Indonesia K000707135 No
Rodin, R. [737] K000208888 No
Chapin, M.H. [55] K000030033 No
Tuyama, T. [9328] Palau Heterospathe elata var. palauensis K000030077 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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