Kerriodoxa
| Kerriodoxa | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
| Tribe: | Chuniophoeniceae |
| Genus: | Kerriodoxa J.Dransf. |
| Species: | K. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Kerriodoxa elegans | |
Kerriodoxa elegans,thewhite backed palm,is the only species ofpalm treein the genusKerriodoxa,in the familyArecaceae.[1][2][3][4][5]
It is anendemic speciesofThailand,first discovered in the Khao Phra Thaew reserve on 11 March 1929 and described as a new genus and species in 1983.[6][7]It isdioecious,with separate male and female plants.[8]
The genus name ofKerriodoxais in honour ofArthur Francis George Kerr(1877–1942), an Irish medical doctor.[9]
References
[edit]- ^Pooma, R. (ed.) (2005). A preliminary check-list of threatened plants in Thailand: 1-193. 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.
- ^Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.
- ^Barfod, A.S. & Dransfield, J. (2013). Flora of Thailand 11(3): 323-498. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
- ^Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^"White Backed Palm (Kerriodoxa elegans) ".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-08-06.Retrieved2012-10-05.
- ^Dransfield, John. 1983. Principes 27: 4
- ^Dransfield, John; Uhl, Natalie W.; Asmussen, Conny B.; Baker, William J.; Harley, Madeline M.; Lewis, Carl E. (2008).Genera Palmarum - The Evolution and Classification of Palms.Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.ISBN9781842461822.
- ^Burkhardt, Lotte (2018).Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition[Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf)(in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin.doi:10.3372/epolist2018.ISBN978-3-946292-26-5.Retrieved1 January2021.
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