| Pinanga purpurea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Pinanga |
| Species: | P. purpurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Pinanga purpurea Hendra | |
Pinanga purpurea is a species of palm tree in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Sumatra.
The species was described in 2002. The name Pinanga purpurea had previously applied by Miquel in 1861 to another species, now called Cyrtostachys renda. Miquel's name, however, was listed as a synonym without description, hence not validly published. Therefore, Hendra's 2002 name stands as a legitimate name, not a homonym.
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Hendra, Medi. 2002. Floribunda 2(2): 31
- Miquel, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm. 1861. Flora van Nederlandsch Indie, Eerste Bijvoegsel, Flora Indiae Batavae, 3: 590
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