Cyrtostachys renda

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Cyrtostachys renda
Cyrtostachys renda in the Central University of Venezuela Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Cyrtostachys
Species:
C. renda
Binomial name
Cyrtostachys renda
Synonyms[9]
  • Cyrtostachys rendah (common misspelling)
  • Areca erythropoda Miq. (1861)
  • Pinanga purpurea Miq., invalid name published as synonym (1861)[2]
  • Ptychosperma coccinea Teijsm. & Binn. (1866).[3]
  • Areca erythrocarpa H.Wendl. in O.C.E.de Kerchove de Denterghem (1878)[4]
  • Cyrtostachys lacca [lakka] var. singaporensis Becc. (1885)[5][6]
  • Cyrtostachys lakka Becc. (1885)[7][8]
Cyrtostachys renda

Cyrtostachys renda, also known by the common names red sealing wax palm and lipstick palm, is a palm that is native to Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia.[9] It is the only species of the genus Cyrtostachys that can be found to the west of the Wallace Line, the faunal boundary separating the biogeographic realms of Asia and Wallacea.[10] Cyrtostachys renda's name is derived from several words: the Greek prefix κυρτό- (cyrto-) meaning bent or curved, the Greek word σταχυς (stachys) meaning "an ear of grain",[11] and "renda" a Malayan Aboriginal word for palm,[12] which happens to be homonymous to the Portuguese word "renda," meaning income.

Because of its bright red crownshafts and leaf sheaths, Cyrtostachys renda has become a popular ornamental plant exported to many tropical regions around the world.[13] Although it is not the source of sealing wax, the red sealing wax palm got its name because its crownshafts and leaf sheaths have the same color as the wax used to seal letters close and later (from about the 16th century) envelopes.[14]

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  2. ^ Miquel, Freidrich Anton Wilhelm (1861). Flora van Nederlandsch Indie, Eerste Bijvoegsel (vol. 3). p. 590.
  3. ^ Catalogus plantarum quae in Horto Botanico Bogoriensi coluntur
  4. ^ Count Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem (1878). Les palmiers histoire iconographinque. Paris. p. 231.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Letter from Henry N. (Nicholas) Ridley to Sir William Thiselton-Dyer; from Botanic Gardens, Singapore; 20 February 1894; four page letter comprising two images; folio 625.
  6. ^ Beccari, Odoardo (1885). "Reliquiae schefferianae. Illustrazione di alcune palme viventi nel giardino botanico di Buitenzorg". Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg. 2: 141. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. ^ Beccari, Odoardo (1884–85). Malesia, raccolta d'osservazioni lese e papuano (v. 1) (in Italian).
  8. ^ Widyatmoko, Didik (2001). "5" (PDF). Autecology and Conservation Management of a Rare Palm Species: The Case Study of Lipstick Palm Cyrtostachys renda Blume in Kerumutan Wildlife Sanctuary, Riau (Postgraduate Programme). Bogor Agricultural University. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  9. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference wid3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names volume I, page 91. CRC Press: Boca Raton; New York; Washington, DC;, USA. London, UK. ISBN 978-0-8493-2673-8 (set).
  12. ^ Hugh F. Glen (2004). Sappi What's in a Name?: The Meanings of the Botanical Names of Trees. Jacana Media. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-77009-040-8. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference heatubun was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ Cyrtostachys renda (jpg) (Plant information plaque). Huntington Gardens, Los Angeles, CA: Gardenology.org. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.