DOCSLIB.ORG

Siophoenix Schumannii Has Priority Un­ Specimens for B

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Siophoenix Schumannii Has Priority Un­ Specimens for B 102 PRINCIPES [Vol. 19 mannii with B. drymophloeoides. Bras­ Brassiophoenix schumannii. A list of siophoenix schumannii has priority un­ specimens for B. drymophloeoides is der the rules of nomenclature if the two appended for the benefit of those in. are to be combined. However, there does terested in pursuing the problem. The seem to be sufficient basis for recogniz­ latter species is actually known from ing two species in the genus at least relatively few specimens and I would provisionally. A synopsis of the differ­ recommend that more extensive collec_ ences between the two species is pre­ tions and field studies be made of both sented below, followed by a full descrip­ species before a final decision is made tion and citation of specimens for on their taxonomy. B. schumannii B. drymophloeoides 1. Mature fruit color pale yellow-orange red 2. Inflorescence vesture thickly dark-Iepidote­ densely white-woolly or tomentose very sparsely dark­ lepidote-tomentose Brassiophoenix schumannii (Bee­ rachis, sometimes very densely lepidote cari) F. B. Essig comb. nov. around and on base of the pinnae; Actinophloeus schumannii Beccari in pinnae 8-10 on each side, regularly or K. Schumann & M. Hollrung, Die irregularly arranged, basal pinnae re­ Flora von Kaiserwilhelmsland, 15. duced and sometimes crowded, central 1889. pinnae cuneate, praemorsely 3-pronged, Neotype: Lauterbach 857, FI! (Ho­ 38--68 em. long on the midrib, 22-27 lotype: Hollrung 264, B, de­ em. broad just below the two deep stroyed, no photograph known). notches, apical pinnae wedge-shaped, Drymophloeus schumannii (Beccari) 3--4-ribbed, ca. half as long as central Warburg ex K. Lauterbach & K. pinnae. Schumann, Flora von der deutschen Inflorescence branched to 2 or 3 or­ Schutzgebiete der Siidsee, 207. ders, 25-74 em. long, 22-58 em. wide, 1901. with peduncle ca. 1,4-73 as long as the Ptychococcus schumannii (Beccari) rachis, complete peduncular bract twice Burret, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. as long as prophyll and exserted from Regni Veg. 24: 262. 1928. it at maturity; axes thickly dark lepidote­ tomentose and somewhat white woolly A slender, solitary palm; stem 2-10 when young, glabrescent with age; up­ m. tall, 3-5 em. in diam. per peduncular bracts 1 or 2, very small Leaves ca. 9, spreading; sheath 30­ and ribbonlike or sometimes triangular 50 em. long, densely white woolly and to elongate, 2-7.5 em. long; rachillae brown puncticulate throughout, some­ 1.5--4 mm. thick in the middle, 9.5-28 times with an inconspicuous triangular em. long, each bearing 28-60 triads appendage at the apex opposite the pet­ and diads. iole; petiole 20--45 em. long, densely Flowers cream-colored or yellow­ white woolly and sparsely to moder­ green, glabrous or sparsely punctate; ately lepidote with brown punctiform staminate flowers 7-9 mm. long, 3-5 scales and dark, irregular ramenta; mm. wide, with calyx ca. 2-2.5 mm. rachis 130-300 em. long, lepidote as on high, stamens ca. 130-200; pistillate 1975] ESSIG: BRASSTOPHOENIX 103 buds ca. 6 mm. high and 4-6 mm. broad NGF 29978 (BH, LAE); Milne Bay at staminate anthesis. District: Raba Raba Subdistrict, Bini· Fruit yellow-orange at maturity, ellip­ guni camp, Gwariu River, alt. 200 m., soid, 31-35 mm. long, 17-19 mm. in 6 August 1953, L. J. Brass 23853 (A, diam. when dry, outer part of the fruit BH); Peria Creek, Kwagira River, alt. wall drying in close conformity to the 50 m., rain forest, 17 August 1953, angled endocarp when incompletely L. J. Brass 24034 (A, BH); Biniguni, ripe, but drying apart from the endocarp alt. 60 m., advanced regrowth, 27 June when fully ripe, endocarp 5- or 9-ribbed; 1972, H. Streimann 28561 (BH, LAE) ; seed 5-grooved with the lobes squarish Mt. Suckling, Mayu camp I, alt. 360 m., or acute in cross-section, endosperm lowland forest, 15 June 1972, G. Leach homogeneous. LAE 56015 (BH, LAE). CULTI­ Distribution: New Guinea, rain forest VATED. U.S.A.: Florida, Fairchild from Sepik River Basin to Milne Bay Tropical Garden, "Rainforest," 1972, District. S. Donachie s. n. (plant # FG 3172, Vernacular names: None recorded. apparently progeny of a Brass collection Specimens examined: PAPUA NEW from the Biniguni area in 1956) (BH). GUINEA. East Sepik District: Sepik Lauterbach 857 has been selected as River, 120 sea miles from the mouth, a neotype since it is the best extant speci­ fruit orange-yellow, Hollrung 264 (B, men annotated by Beccari himself as holotype destroyed, no photo known, belonging in the species. data according to Beccari, 1889); Angoram Subdistrict, 1 mile north of Brassiophoenix drymophloeiodes Angoram on road to Gavien, alt. 50 ft., Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin­ disturbed forest, F. 13. Essig LAE 55108 Dahlem 12:34.5. 1935. (BH, LAE); Madang District: Bis­ Holotype: L. J. Brass 5665, A! marck Mountains,S July 1899, Ramu Expedition (Rodety & Krause ?) 22:2 Distribution: Papua, from southern (B, destroyed: photo at BH); Gogol Milne Bay District to Central District. River, 4 November 1890, Lauterbach Vernacular names: Pawa (Mekeo lan­ 857, (B, destroyed; FI, neotype, photos guage, Maipa Village, fide Darbyshire. and fragments, photos also at BH); Specimens examined: PAPUA NEW Gogol River, 9 ovember 1890, Lauter· GUINEA. Central District: Kabuna, bach 1535 (BH) ; Gogol River, swampy alt. 100 m., rain forest, November 1933, lowland forest about 1 mile from Forest I•. J. Brass 5665 (A, holotype) ; Kairuku camp, alt. 100 ft., 11 October 1971, Subdistrict, near Maipa Airstrip, Maipa F. B. Essig & P. Katik LAE 55052 (BH, Village, alt. 180 ft., in damp shaded LAE); Morohe District: Lae Sub­ position in tall forest, 17 September district, mountain slopes of the south 1962, P. J. Darbyshire 964 (BH) ; Abau side of the Mo River Valley, a few Subdistrict, Mori River, Cape Rodney, miles southeast of Ana Village, alt. ca. forest on flat land, 20 June 1968. E. E. 500 ft., 28 January 1972, F. B. Essig Henty NCF 3/1558 (BH); Milne Bay LAE 55161 (BH, LAE); Northern District: north of lorna on walking District; Sagarai valley, inland from track to Nindewari, alL ca. 200 ft., ridge Mullins Harbour, alt. 100 ft., open un­ top and slopes in lowland rain forest, derstory,9 June 1964" J. S. Womers[ey 2 June 1967, M. J. E. Coode & P. Katik NCF 19272 (BH)..
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Brassiophoenix Schumannii (Palmae)
    100 PRINCIPES tVol. 19 Brassiophoenix schumannii (Palmae) Fnplonrcr B. Esstc L. H. Baitey Hortorium, Cornell [Jnittersity, Ithaca, N' Y' 14853 During the German colonization been determined to be another species "Kaiserwilhelmsland" of (northeastern of the genusBrassiophoenix. New Guinea) in the late 19th Century, Bras,siophoenr,ris distinguished among num- German botanists carried out extensive the ptychospermate Palms bY a The most exploration of their territory and con- ber of unusual characters. tributed substantially to the general distinctive of these is the oddly shaped knowledge of the New Guinea {lora. pinnae. The central pinnae of mature two Unfortunately, most of the German fronds are three-pronged. The pro- palm collections were destroyed in Ber- marginal nerves and midnerve are lin during the second World War. longed and alternate with two deeP Many of these specimens \4ere types o{ praemorse sinuses at the apex. In pinnae new species from New Guinea, and we other ptychospermate genera the (e. g. must now work with photographs and are convexly praemorse Drymo- prae- fragments in order to establish the iden- phloeus), obliquely or concavely g. tity o{ those species. One of them, morseor notched(e. Ptychospermd), (e.5. Actinophloeus schumannii described by or nearly acute at the apex Veit' Beccari in IBB9, has long perplexed bot- chia). of anists who have seen the sPecimens Less conspicuous, but PossiblY the Beccari annotated as belonging in the more diagnostic importance, are species. These ldter annotators have basi{ixed anthers and small, inconspic' identi{ied tlft specimens as belonging to uous pistillode of the staminateflowers. Drymophloeus, Ptychococcus, or as be- In all other ptychospermatepalms, an- ing mixed collections involving these thers are dorsi{ixed and versatile and in two genera and Ptychospertna.
    [Show full text]
  • (Arecaceae): Évolution Du Système Sexuel Et Du Nombre D'étamines
    Etude de l’appareil reproducteur des palmiers (Arecaceae) : évolution du système sexuel et du nombre d’étamines Elodie Alapetite To cite this version: Elodie Alapetite. Etude de l’appareil reproducteur des palmiers (Arecaceae) : évolution du système sexuel et du nombre d’étamines. Sciences agricoles. Université Paris Sud - Paris XI, 2013. Français. NNT : 2013PA112063. tel-01017166 HAL Id: tel-01017166 https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01017166 Submitted on 2 Jul 2014 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. UNIVERSITE PARIS-SUD ÉCOLE DOCTORALE : Sciences du Végétal (ED 45) Laboratoire d'Ecologie, Systématique et E,olution (ESE) DISCIPLINE : -iologie THÈSE DE DOCTORAT SUR TRAVAUX soutenue le ./05/10 2 par Elodie ALAPETITE ETUDE DE L'APPAREIL REPRODUCTEUR DES PAL4IERS (ARECACEAE) : EVOLUTION DU S5STE4E SE6UEL ET DU NO4-RE D'ETA4INES Directeur de thèse : Sophie NADOT Professeur (Uni,ersité Paris-Sud Orsay) Com osition du jury : Rapporteurs : 9ean-5,es DU-UISSON Professeur (Uni,ersité Pierre et 4arie Curie : Paris VI) Porter P. LOWR5 Professeur (4issouri -otanical Garden USA et 4uséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Paris) Examinateurs : Anders S. -ARFOD Professeur (Aarhus Uni,ersity Danemark) Isabelle DA9OA Professeur (Uni,ersité Paris Diderot : Paris VII) 4ichel DRON Professeur (Uni,ersité Paris-Sud Orsay) 3 4 Résumé Les palmiers constituent une famille emblématique de monocotylédones, comprenant 183 genres et environ 2500 espèces distribuées sur tous les continents dans les zones tropicales et subtropicales.
    [Show full text]
  • Mar2009sale Finalfinal.Pub
    March SFPS Board of Directors 2009 2009 The Palm Report www.southfloridapalmsociety.com Tim McKernan President John Demott Vice President Featured Palm George Alvarez Treasurer Bill Olson Recording Secretary Lou Sguros Corresponding Secretary Jeff Chait Director Sandra Farwell Director Tim Blake Director Linda Talbott Director Claude Roatta Director Leonard Goldstein Director Jody Haynes Director Licuala ramsayi Palm and Cycad Sale The Palm Report - March 2009 March 14th & 15th This publication is produced by the South Florida Palm Society as Montgomery Botanical Center a service to it’s members. The statements and opinions expressed 12205 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL herein do not necessarily represent the views of the SFPS, it’s Free rare palm seedlings while supplies last Board of Directors or its editors. Likewise, the appearance of ad- vertisers does not constitute an endorsement of the products or Please visit us at... featured services. www.southfloridapalmsociety.com South Florida Palm Society Palm Florida South In This Issue Featured Palm Ask the Grower ………… 4 Licuala ramsayi Request for E-mail Addresses ………… 5 This large and beautiful Licuala will grow 45-50’ tall in habitat and makes its Membership Renewal ………… 6 home along the riverbanks and in the swamps of the rainforest of north Queen- sland, Australia. The slow-growing, water-loving Licuala ramsayi prefers heavy Featured Palm ………… 7 shade as a juvenile but will tolerate several hours of direct sun as it matures. It prefers a slightly acidic soil and will appreciate regular mulching and protection Upcoming Events ………… 8 from heavy winds. While being one of the more cold-tolerant licualas, it is still subtropical and should be protected from frost.
    [Show full text]
  • Pacific Island Palms Inventory List 2019 Please Contact Us for Pictures
    Pacific Island Palms inventory list 2019 Please contact us for pictures, descriptions,sizes and prices of any Palm variety on our inventory list. Quantities are limited. Delivery available. (808)­280­2194 [email protected] Species Index Common Name Index 1. Actinokentia divaricata (red new leaf) 2. Archontophoenix maxima Walsh river king palm 3. Archontophoenix purpurea Purple king palm (purple crownshaft) 4. Areca macrocalyx (red crownshaft) Highland betel nut palm 5. Areca triandra (fragrant flower) 6. Areca vestiaria (orange crownshaft) Orange collar palm 7. Areca vestiaria (red crownshaft) 8. Areca vestiaria (yellow crownshaft) 9. Arenga australasica 10. Basselinia pancheri Micro kentia palm 11. Beccariophoenix madagascariensis Madagascar coconut palm 12. Bentinckia condapanna Lord Bentinck’s palm 13. Bismarckia nobilis (silver form) Bismark palm 14. Brahea dulcis Rock palm 15. Brassiophoenix drymophloeoides 16. Burretiokentia hapala Dreadlock palm 17. Burretiokentia vieillardii 18. Butia eriospatha Woolly Butia palm 19. Calyptrocalyx albertisianus Sunset palm 20. Calyptrocalyx leptostachys 21. Calyptronoma rivalis Manic palm 22. Carpentaria acuminata Carpentaria palm 23. Carpoxylon macrosperma Rip Curl palm 24. Caryota mitis Clustering fishtail palm 25. Caryota ophiopellis Snake skin palm 26. Caryota zebrina Zebra palm 27. Chambeyronia hookeri Red flame palm, 28. Chambeyronia macrocarpa Red feather palm 29. Copernicia alba Caranday palm 30. Copernicia berteroana 31. Cryosophila albida 32. Cyphophoenix nucele 33. Cyrtostachys lakka Sealing wax palm 34. Dictyosperma furfuraceum Princess palm 35. Dypsis albofarinosa (white petiole) 36. Dypsis ambositrae 37. Dypsis baronii (white crown shaft) 38. Dypsis basilonga 39. Dypsis cabadae Blue areca palm 40. Dypsis carlsmithii 41. Dypsis decaryi Triangle palm 42. Dypsis decipiens 43. Dypsis lanceolata 44. Dypsis lastelliana Redneck palm 45.
    [Show full text]
  • Arecaceae 1 Arecaceae
    Arecaceae 1 Arecaceae Arécacées Cocos nucifera Classification de Cronquist Règne Plantae Sous-règne Tracheobionta Division Magnoliophyta Classe Liliopsida Sous-classe Arecidae Ordre Arecales Famille Arecaceae Bercht. & J.Presl, 1820 Synonymes Palmae Juss., 1789 Classification APG III Arecaceae 2 Classification APG III Clade Angiospermes Clade Monocotylédones Clade Commelinidées Ordre Arecales Famille Arecaceae Les palmiers, palmacées (Palmae) ou arécacées (Arecaceae) - les deux noms sont reconnus - forment une famille de plantes monocotylédones. Facilement reconnaissables à leur tige non ramifiée, le stipe, surmonté d'un bouquet de feuilles pennées ou palmées, les palmiers symbolisent les déserts chauds et les côtes et paysages tropicaux. Botanique La famille des arécacées comprend (selon Watson & Dallwitz) plus de 2 500 espèces réparties en plus de 200 genres, dans les régions tropicales, subtropicales et tempérées chaudes, de l'Afrique aux Amériques et à l'Asie : • Liste alphabétique des genres de la famille des Arecacées Conformément aux règles de la nomenclature scientifique, le nom de la famille découle de celui du genre le plus représentatif (dans le cas d'espèce, il s'agit du genre Areca, qui comprend notamment Areca catechu L., l'aréquier ou palmier à bétel). D'un point de vue botanique, les palmiers sont des monocotylédones et ne sont donc pas des arbres, mais des « herbes géantes » : ils ne possèdent pas de vrai bois au sens botanique, l'épaississement du stipe résultant de l'addition répétée de faisceaux appelée « croissance secondaire diffuse », processus différent de celui à l'origine de la formation du bois des dicotylédones et des gymnospermes. Cela n'empêche pas les Ceroxylon des Andes de posséder les plus hauts stipes du monde (40 à 60 m).
    [Show full text]
  • Leonard John Brass (1900-1971), Botanical Collector and Explorer
    Leonard John Brass (1900-1971), Botanical Collector and Explorer DEDICATION of the LEONARD J. BRASS HERBARIUM at ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION and CURRICULUM VITAE Compiled by Fred E. Lohrer, Archbold Biological Station, Venus, FL 33960, 20100318, revised 20140904, 20210811 < https://www.archbold-station.org/documents/publicationsPDF/LJBrass-CV-Dedication.pdf > Leonard J. Brass, L-R: ca. 1941, Canadian Army uniform; ca. 1962. “Leonard J. Brass is undoubtedly the foremost Australian botanical collector of the 20th Century” (Forster 1997) Len was the heart and soul of those Archbold Expeditions, I really miss him.” (Van Deusen in Musser and Lunde 2009, p. 95.) Botanical Collector and Explorer Leonard J. Brass is remembered by curators of major herbaria in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America as a remarkably productive collector and explorer active mostly in the southwestern Pacific and in northeastern Australia. His meticulously prepared specimens, many including flowers, were accompanied by detailed notes on locality, habitats, and geography, and often with photographs of the collection area (Perry 1971, Van Deusen 1971). Brass was the sole botanist on nine expeditions (1925-1959) of exploration and collecting, including seven to the southwestern Pacific and two in tropical Africa. He led two Arnold Arboretum Expeditions to New Guinea (1925-26) and the Solomon Islands (1932-33). He was the botanist on three, and leader and botanist on four, Archbold Expeditions (1933-1959) to New Guinea (6) and tropical Australia (1), all sponsored by Richard Archbold and the American Museum of Natural History (Lohrer 2019). He was botanist (1946), and leader (1949-50) on two expeditions to tropical Africa.
    [Show full text]
  • A Survey of Cyanogenesis in Palms (Arecaceae) Carl E
    Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 28 (2000) 219}228 A survey of cyanogenesis in palms (Arecaceae) Carl E. Lewis!,*, Scott Zona",# !L.H. Bailey Hortorium, 462 Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA "Fairchild Tropical Garden, 11935 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156, USA #Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA Received 21 December 1998; received in revised form 25 January 1999; accepted 27 May 1999 Abstract We surveyed leaf material of 545 individual palms representing 108 genera and 155 species for cyanogenesis using the Feigl-Anger test. We detected HCN production in only two species of one genus, Drymophloeus. Additional smaller surveys of shoot meristems and roots revealed cyanogenesis only in the shoot meristem of one species of Dypsis. Our results indicate that cyanogenesis is rather rare in the family. ( 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Drymophloeus; Dypsis; Arecaceae; Palmae; Palms; Cyanogenesis; Cyanide; HCN 1. Introduction Cyanide production is a widespread phenomenon in plants, with cyanogenic compounds present in many species across the plant kingdom (Hegnauer, 1977). These compounds are often ecologically signi"cant and can be hazardous to human health when they occur in crop plants. Although cyanogenesis has arisen indepen- dently in several lineages, it is a good taxonomic marker for several groups of plants (e.g., Passi#oraceae; Olafsdottir et al., 1989). Cyanogenic plants typically store cyanide in the form of cyanogenic glycosides. These plants release HCN only after tissue damage brings apoplastic {-glucosidases into contact with vacuolar glycosides. Some phenotypically acyanogenic plants * Corresponding author. Tel.: #1-607-255-8916 fax: #1-607-255-7979.
    [Show full text]
  • Revision of Drymophloeus
    BLUMEA 44 (1999) 1-24 Revision of Drymophloeus (Areceacea: Arecoideae) Scott Zona Fairchild Tropical Garden, 11935 Old Cutler Road, Miami,Florida 33156, USA Summary A revision of the Arecoideae: genus Drymophloeus (Arecaceae: Ptychospermatinae) recognizes seven species, distributed from the Maluku Islands of Indonesia toWestern Samoa. The history of the is reviewed. A list of list of genus key, species descriptions, a complete synonymy, a specimens illustrations and distribution A is examined, maps are provided. phylogenetic hypothesis provided, as well as a discussion of biogeography. The new combination Drymophloeus hentyi is made to ac- commodate included in the a species formerly genus Ptychosperma. Key words . Arecaceae, Drymophloeus, Palmae, Indonesia, Malesia, Solomon Islands, systematics. Introduction That so insignificant a genus came to the attention ofearly European botanists in In- donesiais a serendipitous accident ofhistory. Palms of the genus Drymophloeus Zipp. (Arecoideae: Areceae: Ptychospermatinae) were not economically important in the usual sense of cane, fiber, oil, or other items oftrade; they had nothing to offer those who traded in pepper, nutmeg, and mace. But even Commerce was charmed by these unarmed, diminutive with dark palms green foliage and bright red fruits. These same charms continue to account for the cultivationof these palms far from their Malesian home. Drymophloeus has been in cultivation in England since 1877 (Watson, 1891) and in the United States and the Bahamas since 1940 (Fairchild, 1942). Systematists are attracted to Drymophloeus by its close relationship to many other horticulturally important palms in the subtribe Ptychospermatinae. In a recent paper (Zona, 1999), I determined that, once the genus Solfia Rech.
    [Show full text]
  • Ancient Polyploidy and Genome Evolution in Palms
    Faculty & Staff Scholarship 2019 Ancient Polyploidy and Genome Evolution in Palms Craig F. Barrett Michael R. McKain Brandon T. Sinn Xue Jun Ge Yuqu Zhang See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications Part of the Biology Commons Authors Craig F. Barrett, Michael R. McKain, Brandon T. Sinn, Xue Jun Ge, Yuqu Zhang, Alexandre Antonelli, and Christine D. Bacon GBE Ancient Polyploidy and Genome Evolution in Palms Craig F. Barrett1,*, Michael R. McKain2, Brandon T. Sinn1, Xue-Jun Ge3, Yuqu Zhang3, Alexandre Antonelli4,5,6, and Christine D. Bacon4,5 1Department of Biology, West Virginia University 2Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama 3Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article-abstract/11/5/1501/5481000 by guest on 05 May 2020 4Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 5Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, Go¨ teborg, Sweden 6Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom *Corresponding author: E-mail: [email protected]. Accepted: April 19, 2019 Data deposition: This project has been deposited at the NCBI Sequence Read Archive under the accession BioProject (PRJNA313089). Abstract Mechanisms of genome evolution are fundamental to our understanding of adaptation and the generation and maintenance of biodiversity, yet genome dynamics are still poorly characterized in many clades. Strong correlations between variation in genomic attributes and species diversity across the plant tree of life suggest that polyploidy or other mechanisms of genome size change confer selective advantages due to the introduction of genomic novelty.
    [Show full text]
  • Palms Available for Landscaping in Southern Florida
    There are many hostile elements a street tree must en Florida, there remains a significant void in maintenance dure: air pollution, compact growing spaces, sterile soils, and replacement. Education of tree maintenance workers vandalism, insects, disease, even dog urine. However, by and of the general public is an ongoing process which far the greatest detriment to the urban forest is induced should become a part of a community street tree program. by man. As in most communities across the country south Street trees in south Florida are becoming an intergral part Florida's publicly maintained trees are often at the end of of the environment in which people work and play. As a "shoe string" budget. A reduced emphasis on tree Winston Churchill has said; "Man shapes his environment, maintenance allows untrained, unsupervised or unqual afterwards, his environment shapes him". And so it is with ified individuals to work with trees. While there has been street trees in south Florida. a overall increase the number of street trees in south Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 100:156-159. 1987. PALMS AVAILABLE FOR LANDSCAPING IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA Murray J. Corman number of lines of palm listings was taken as a percentage Garden of Delights of total listings for the two years of 1980 and 1987. Also, 2018 Mayo Street the number of species listed in these years was compared Hollywood, FL 33020 for percentage of change (Table 1). Those palms affected by lethal yellowing are indicated by a " + " symbol and a "-" symbol indicates unaffected varieties. South Florida Abstract. Palms are highly ornamental and decorative, everg Water Management District and Fairchild Tropical Gar reen, mainly tropical, woody plants of the family Palmae.
    [Show full text]
  • Of New Guinea of New Guinea
    Palms of New Guinea cover-english 25/7/06 6:08 pm Page 1 F I E L D FIELD GUIDE TO THE G U I D E T O T H PALMS E New Guinea is one of the world’s greatest palm diversity hotspots. P With around 270 species, the island is home to some of the most A L beautiful and varied palms, many of which are of great economic M OF NEW GUINEA S OF NEW GUINEA importance to rural communities. Field Guide to the Palms of New Guinea is the first identification aid for the palms of the entire O F island. It aims to help field workers, conservationists, students and N horticulturists to identify New Guinea palms to genus level regardless E of their experience or botanical expertise. Many of the most important W species are illustrated. This detailed and richly illustrated book will G U be an invaluable resource for all with interests in the rich biodiversity I of New Guinea, the largest tropical island in the world. N E A • Describes all genera of New Guinea palms • Provides keys and other tools to aid identification W i l l i • Extensively illustrated with photos, line drawings and maps a m J • An invaluable reference for field workers, conservationists, . B a students and palm growers k e r William J. Baker has worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew since 1998 J o and is an authority on the diversity and evolution of the palm family. h n William is head of Kew’s palm research programme and leads the Palms of D r a New Guinea project, a collaborative research and capacity building initiative n s f i on the island’s palm diversity.
    [Show full text]
  • Quantitative Ethnobotany of Palms (Arecaceae) in New Guinea
    Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 71 (2): 321–364. 2019 321 doi: 10.26492/gbs71(2).2019-03 Quantitative ethnobotany of palms (Arecaceae) in New Guinea Z. Dennehy1 & R. Cámara-Leret2,3 1School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AS, UK 2Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland [email protected] 3Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5131, USA ABSTRACT. We conducted a bibliographic review of palm use in New Guinea to quantify palm-utilisation patterns across the region’s habitats, countries, and indigenous groups, and to identify the most useful species. We reviewed 187 bibliographic references and 140 herbarium specimens, spanning the years 1885–2018. We found 1178 use-reports and 894 palm-uses for 119 palm species. Lowland tropical rainforest is the best-studied habitat, and Indonesian New Guinea and Papua New Guinea have each received similar research effort. Most palms are used for Utensils and tools, Construction and Human food, and the stem, leaf and fruit are the most utilised palm parts. Only 5% of New Guinea’s indigenous groups have been studied, and <10 use-reports are recorded for most of the indigenous groups studied. Important species included Actinorhytis calapparia H.Wendl. & Drude, Adonidia maturbongsii W.J.Baker & Heatubun, Areca catechu L., Areca macrocalyx Zipp. ex Blume, and Metroxylon sagu Rottb. Overall, our study highlights the importance of palms for fulfilling subsistence needs in New Guinea, indicates that palm ethnobotany is neglected in the world’s most bioculturally diverse island, and gives directions for future research.
    [Show full text]