Actinokentia huerlimannii
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Contents
Habitat and Distribution
Endemic to New Caledonia.
Description
Actinokentia huerlimannii is a solitary slender, subcanopy to emergent, endemic tree palm restricted to a limited area in the southeast of Grande Terre in New Caledonia.
Culture
Comments and Curiosities
Actinokentia: generic name combines Aktis term that means "a ray or beam of light", with kentia name given in honor of William Kent (1779-1827), who was curator at the Botanical Garden of Buitenzorg, Java (now Kebun Raya Bogor).
Conservation: Actinokentia huerlimannii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 9/16 Endangered.
- IMAGE GALLERY
Haute N. 700m, New Caledonia. Photo by Dr. Jean-Christophe Pintaud/Palmweb.
Haute N. 700m, New Caledonia. Photo by Dr. Jean-Christophe Pintaud/Palmweb.
Upper Ni 700m, New Caledonia. Photo by Dr. Jean-Christophe Pintaud/Palmweb.
External Links
References
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.
Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.
Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
