Corypha L.
First published in Sp. Pl.: 1187 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Asia to N. Australia.
Distribution
Native to:
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced into:
Trinidad-Tobago
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Codda-pana Adans. in Fam. Pl. 2: 25 (1763), nom. illeg.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Bessia Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 13 (1838)
- Dendrema Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 14 (1838)
- Gembanga Blume in Flora 8: 580 (1825)
- Taliera Mart. in Palm. Fam.: 10 (1824)
Classification
- Kingdom Plantae
- Phylum Streptophyta
- Class Equisetopsida
- Subclass Magnoliidae
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Order
Arecales
- Family
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Genus
Corypha
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Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Collector [s.n.] | K001098293 | No |
Sources
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EBC Common Names
- Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Palms of New Guinea
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Trees of New Guinea
- Trees of New Guinea
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0