Manjekia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Areceae
Subtribe: Ptychospermatinae
Genus: Manjekia
W.J.Baker & Heatubun[2]
Species:
M. maturbongsii
Binomial name
Manjekia maturbongsii
(W.J.Baker & Heatubun) W.J.Baker & Heatubun[1]
Synonyms[3]

Adonidia maturbongsii W.J.Baker & Heatubun

Manjekia is a monotypic genus of palm for a species of palm native to Biak island, Indonesia, off the northwest coast of New Guinea. The genus was proposed in 2014.[4]

Its sole species is Manjekia maturbongsii, which was first described in 2012 as Adonidia maturbongsii.[1] The specific epithet honours Rudi Maturbongs for his contributions to the study of palms in Biak.[3] In 2014, the original authors decided that it was sufficiently distinct to be transferred from Adonidia to its own genus, Manjekia.[5] The transfer has been accepted by sources such as Plants of the World Online.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Plant Name Details for Manjekia maturbongsii". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. ^ "Plant Name Details for Manjekia". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. ^ a b c "Manjekia maturbongsii W.J.Baker & Heatubun". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. ^ Heatubun, Charlie; Zona, Scott; Baker, William (1 September 2014). "Three new genera of arecoid palm (Arecaceae) from eastern Malesia". Kew Bulletin. 69 (3): 9525. doi:10.1007/S12225-014-9525-X. S2CID 255564718.
  5. ^ Wong, Khoon Meng; Sugau, John Baptist; Low, Yee Wen (2015). "Adonidia dransfieldii, a threatened new palm from Sabah, Borneo". Palms. 59 (1): 5–14.
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