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Accession Data:

Ptychosperma macarthurii (H. Wendl.) Nichols

  • Common Name: Macarthur Palm
  • Family: Arecaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Queensland, Australia
  • Habitat: moist rainforests and broad-leaved riverain gallery forests

  • USDA Zone: 10b-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199200450
  • Source: J. Caira
  • Accession Date: 12-18-1991
  • Bench: 1210 - AUS:Ground Bed 2 NE
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 11-18-2019

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Arecales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Arecaceae
  • SubFamily: Arecoideae
  • Tribe: Areceae
  • SubTribe: Ptychospermatinae

References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany

References (external):

data regenerated on Wed, 11 Dec 2019 13:39:16 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Arecaceae

Subfamily Arecoideae
Tribe Areceae

  • Arecinae: Pinanga coronata
  • Cyrtostachydinae: Cyrtostachys renda
  • Ptychospermatinae: Ptychosperma macarthurii

Subfamily Arecoideae
Tribe Euterpeae

  • Euterpe edulis

Subfamily Ceroxyloideae
Tribe Ceroxyleae

  • Ravenea rivularis

Subfamily Ceroxyloideae
Tribe Hyophorbeae

  • Chamaedorea elegans 'Bella'
  • Chamaedorea metallica

Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Corypheae

  • Sabalinae: Sabal minor W/C
  • Sabalinae: Sabal palmetto

Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Phoeniceae

  • Phoenix dactylifera

Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Trachycarpeae

  • Rhapidinae: Chamaerops humilis
  • Rhapidinae: Trachycarpus fortunei
W/C = Wild Collected
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