Aiphanes hirsuta

Aiphanes hirsuta
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Cocoseae
Subtribe: Bactridinae[1]
Genus: Aiphanes
Species: A. hirsuta
Binomial name
Aiphanes hirsuta
Burret.
Synonyms[2]
  • Aiphanes pachyclada Burret
  • Aiphanes fuscopubens L.H.Bailey
  • Aiphanes fosteriorum H.E.Moore
  • Aiphanes kalbreyeri Burret

Aiphanes hirsuta is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama.[2]

Four subspecies are recognized:[2]

  1. Aiphanes hirsuta subsp. fosteriorum (H.E.Moore) Borchs. & R.Bernal - Colombia, Ecuador
  2. Aiphanes hirsuta subsp. hirsuta - Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica
  3. Aiphanes hirsuta subsp. intermedia Borchs. & R.Bernal - Colombia
  4. Aiphanes hirsuta subsp. kalbreyeri (Burret) Borchs. & R.Bernal - Colombia

See also

References

  1. ↑ Asmussen, Conny B.; John Dransfield; Vinnie Deickmann; Anders S. Barfod; Jean-Christophe Pintaud; William J. Baker (2006). "A new subfamily classification of the palm family (Arecaceae): evidence from plastid DNA phylogeny". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 151 (1): 15–38. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2006.00521.x.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families