Arecaceae
Tahina

Tahina spectabilis J.Dransf. & Rakotoarin.

First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 156: 84 (2008)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. Madagascar. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dransfield, J., Uhl, N.W., Asmussen, C.B., Baker, W.J., Harley. M.M. & Lewis, C.E. (2008). Genera Palmarum; The evolution and classification of Palms: 1-732. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Dransfield, J., Leroy, B., Metz, X. & Rakotoarinivo, M. (2008). Tahina – a new palm genus from Madagascar. Palms 52: 31–39.
  • Dransfield, J., Rakotoarinivo, M.,  Baker, W. J., Bayton, R. P., Fisher, J. B., Horn, J. W.,  Leroy, B. & Metz, X. (2008). A new Coryphoid palm genus from Madagascar. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 156: 79–91.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 15, 2007 Dransfield, J.; Rakotoarinivo, M.; Metz, X.; Metz, N.; Dransfield, S. [JD7777] Madagascar K000525930 No
Metz, X. [s.n.] Madagascar K:SPC-65099.000 No
Metz, X. [s.n.] Madagascar K000525877 No
Rakotoarinivo, M. [RMJ337] Madagascar K000525955 Type Yes
Metz, X. [s.n.] Madagascar K000525880 No
Metz, X. [s.n.] Madagascar K:SPC-65101.000 No
Cultivated [Kew2008/634] Madagascar K000208225 No
Metz, X. [s.n.] Madagascar K:SPC-65103.000 No
Baker, W.J. [1356] K000707102 No
Metz, X. [s.n.] Madagascar K:SPC-65102.000 No
Rakotoarinivo, M. [337] Madagascar K:SPC-65105.000 Holotype No
Metz, X. [s.n.] Madagascar K:SPC-65098.000 No
Metz, X. [s.n.] Madagascar K000525881 No
Metz, X. [s.n.] Madagascar K000525878 No
Metz, X. [s.n.] Madagascar K000525882 No
Metz, X. [s.n.] Madagascar K:SPC-65100.000 No
Metz, X. [s.n.] Madagascar K:SPC-65104.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-70000.272 No
Metz, X. [s.n.] Madagascar K000525879 No

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • 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