Arecaceae
Veitchia

Veitchia filifera (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore

First published in Gentes Herbarum 8: 533 (1957)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Fiji (Vanua Levu, S. Taveuni). It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Fiji

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Humphreys, A.M., Govaerts, R., Ficinski, S.Z., Nic Lughadha, E. & Vorontsova, M.S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047.
  • Smith, A.C. (1979). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 1: 1-495. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Watling, D. (2005). Palms of the Fiji Islands: 1-191. Environmental Consultants (Fiji) Ltd., Suva.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Smith, A.C. [6635] Fiji K000030345 Type Yes
Smith, A.C. [6635] Fiji K000736186 Type Yes
Smith, A.C. [6635] Fiji K000736185 Type Yes
Smith, A.C. [6635] Fiji K000736184 Type Yes
Smith, A.C. [1687] Fiji K000736187 Type Yes
Smith, A.C. [1687] Fiji K000030346 Type Yes
Seemann, B. [661] Fiji K000030337 Type Yes
McClatchey, W.C.; Dick Philips [1089] Fiji Veitchia pedionoma K000030347 No
Jan 1, 1971 Smith, A.C. [1784] Fiji Veitchia sessilifolia K000736182 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Smith, A.C. [1784] Fiji Veitchia sessilifolia K000736183 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Smith, A.C. [1784] Fiji Veitchia sessilifolia K000030349 Isotype Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [14074] Fiji Veitchia sessilifolia K000030350 No

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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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 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