New species of <em>Areca, Pinanga, and Licuala</em> (Arecaceae) from Vietnam

A. Henderson; N. K. Ban; B. V. Thanh

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.8.1.3

Issue: Vol. 8 No. 1: 31 Aug. 2010

Type: Article

Published: 2014-08-31

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.8.1.3

Page range: 34-40

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New species of Areca, Pinanga, and Licuala (Arecaceae) from Vietnam

A. Henderson⁺⁻
N. K. Ban⁺⁻
B. V. Thanh⁺⁻

Institute of Systematic Botany, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458-5126, U.S.A.

Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam

Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Abstract

Three new species of palms (Arecaceae) in the genera Areca (A. songthanhensis), Licuala (L. dakrongensis) and Pinanga (P. nuichuensis) from Vietnam are described and illustrated. Comparisons are made and differences with similar species are pointed out.