Actinorhytis

Actinorhytis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Areceae
Subtribe: Archontophoenicinae
Genus: Actinorhytis
H. Wendl. & Drude[1]
Species:
A. calapparia
Binomial name
Actinorhytis calapparia
Synonyms[2]
  • Areca calapparia Blume
  • Seaforthia calapparia (Blume) Mart.
  • Ptychosperma calapparia (Blume) Miq.
  • Areca cocoides Griff.
  • Actinorhytis poamau Becc.

Actinorhytis is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in Oceania and southeast Asia. The lone species, Actinorhytis calapparia (commonly known as calappa palm[3]) is a rain forest inhabitant and has very large fruit.[4] The genus name is from two Greek words meaning 'ray' and 'fold' which describe the endosperm of the seed.

  1. ^ H.A. Wendland & Drude, Linnaea 39:184. 1875. Type:A. calapparia (Blume)
  2. ^ "Actinorhytis calapparia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 Oct 2016.
  3. ^ "Actinorhytis calapparia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 3 Oct 2016.
  4. ^ Uhl, Natalie W. and Dransfield, John (1987) Genera Palmarum - A classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore. Lawrence, Kansas: Allen Press. ISBN 0-935868-30-5 / ISBN 978-0-935868-30-2