Arecaceae
Dictyosperma

Dictyosperma album (Bory) Scheff.

First published in Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 1: 157 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mascarenes. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 16, 1977 s.coll. [s.n.] Mauritius K000697919 Type Yes
Mar 16, 1977 s.coll. [s.n.] Mauritius K000697921 Type Yes
Mar 16, 1977 s.coll. [1258] Mauritius K001835032 Yes
Mar 16, 1977 s.coll. [1258] Mauritius K000697920 Type Yes
Horne [34] Mauritius K000527340 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [4232] Trinidad and Tobago K000527485 No
Chapin, M.H.; Flynn, T.W. [56] K000114518 No
Horne [32] Mauritius K000527338 Yes
Horne [32] Mauritius K000527337 Yes
Cultivated [1964-45402] K000525702 No
Horne [33] Mauritius K000527339 Yes
Mauritius K:SPC-66369.000 No
Horne [40] Mauritius K001835031 Yes
Horne [40] Mauritius K000527341 Yes

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/

  • 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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