Acanthophoenix crinita

Acanthophoenix crinita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Acanthophoenix
Species: A. crinita
Binomial name
Acanthophoenix crinita
(Bory) H.Wendl.

Acanthophoenix crinita is a species of palm which is endemic to Réunion.

This palm was first described as Areca crinita by French naturalist Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent in 1804 and classified by German botanist Hermann Wendland in its own genus Acanthophoenix in 1867.[1]

In his 1995 checklist of seed plants, Rafaël Govaerts considered A. crinita to be a synonym of Acanthophoenix rubra, as did Govaerts and John Dransfield in their 2005 checklist of palms. However, in his revision of the genus, N. Ludwig recognised A. crinita as a separate species.[1]

Detail of the leaf sheath, showing thorns
Inflorescence

References

  1. 1 2 " Acanthophoenix crinita". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
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