Taxonomy Profile: Arecaceae

Arecaceae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Palmae
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Arecaceae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Lilianae
monocots |
monocotyledons |
monocotylédones |
Order : Arecales
Family : Arecaceae
Arecaceae Direct Children(s):
Acoelorraphe
(H Wendl)
Aiphanes
(Willd)
Calyptronoma
(Griseb)
Coccothrinax
(Sarg)
Cocos
(L)
Gaussia
(H Wendl)
Phoenix
(L)
Prestoea
(Hook f)
Pritchardia
(Seem & H Wendl)
Pseudophoenix
(H Wendl ex Sarg)
Rhapidophyllum
(H Wendl & Drude)
Roystonea
(OF Cook)
Sabal
(Adans)
Serenoa
(Hook f)
Thrinax
(Sw)
Washingtonia
(H Wendl)
Acrocomia
(Mart)
Archontophoenix
(H Wendl & Drude)
Caryota
(L)
Livistona
(R Br)
Areca
(L)
Arenga
(Labill)
Attalea
(Kunth)
Bactris
(Jacq ex Scop)
Calamus
(L)
Ceroxylon
(Bonpl ex DC)
Chamaedorea
(Willd)
Copernicia
(Mart ex Endl)
Elaeis
(Jacq)
Eremospatha
(G Mann & H Wendl G Mann & H Wendl)
Eugeissona
(Griff)
Euterpe
(Mart)
Hyphaene
(Gaertn)
Jubaea
(Kunth)
Leopoldinia
(Mart)
Lodoicea
(Comm ex Labill)
Mauritia
(L f)
Metroxylon
(Rottb)
Phytelephas
(Ruiz & Pav)
Raphia
(P Beauv)
Salacca
(Reinw)
Syagrus
(Mart)
Dypsis
(Noronha ex Mart)
Ptychosperma
(Labill)
Nypa
(Steck)
Pinanga
(Blume)
Heterospathe
(Scheff)
Butia
(Becc)
Linospadix
(H Wendl)
Trachycarpus
(H Wendl)
Allagoptera
(Nees)
Beccariophoenix
(Jum & H Perrier)
Lemurophoenix
(J Dransf)
Marojejya
(Humbert)
Ravenea
(H Wendl ex CD Bouché)
Satranala
(J Dransf & Beentje)
Voanioala
(J Dransf)
Howea
(Becc)
Adonidia
(Becc)
Rhapis
(Lf ex Aiton)
Arecaceae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Scott Zona
Notes:
Curator, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC), 11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, Florida, 33199, USA
Reference for:
Arecaceae
Source(s):
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Arecaceae
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Arecaceae
Source:
Arecaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-11-03
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Arecaceae
Source:
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2014
Acquired:
2014-11-19
Notes:
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/
Reference for:
Arecaceae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
McNeill, J., F. Barrie, H. Burdet, V. Demoulin, D. Hawksworth, K. Marhold, D. Nicolson, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2006-01-01 / 2006-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Vienna Code)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Regnum Vegetabile, vol. 146
Page(s):
xviii + 568
Publisher:
Koeltz Scientific Books
Publication Place:
Königstein, Germany
ISBN/ISSN:
3-906166-48-1/0080-0694
Notes:
Also available on the web at http://ibot.sav.sk/icbn/main.htm
Reference for:
Arecaceae
Arecaceae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Arecaceae: Comments
Comment:
Use of Palmae as an 'alternative' family name for Arecaceae is authorized by the ICBN, Articles 18.5-18.6 (McNeill et al., 2006:18-19), although ITIS opts to use Arecaceae instead