Manjekia | |
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Scientific 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
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Binomial name | |
Manjekia maturbongsii (W.J.Baker & Heatubun) W.J.Baker & Heatubun
[1]
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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]