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PALMS Journal of the International Palm Society All back issues of Palms (and Principes) starting with the original issue in 1956 are viewable online. For issues prior to 2025, CLICK HERE |
Vol. 70(1) Mar. 2026 |
FRONT COVER Short-stemmed specimen of Pritchardia martii with a broad canopy and notably large leaves. See article by V. Keller et al., p.22. Photo by V. Keller.
BACK COVER taya amicorum in dense, swampy rainforest southwest of Iquitos, Peru. See article by W.J. Baker et al., p. 46. Photo by M. Lock. | The Discovery of a New Palm Species in Yunnan Province, China J.W. QIN A new palm species from China, Lanonia yunnanensis, has been published recently. The identification process for this species and main differences between it and L. dasyantha are described herein. Saving the Glorious Sabinaria magnifica with the IPS S. VIEIRA-URIBE, S.E.HOYOS-GÓMEZ, N. ECHAVARRÍA, R. BERNAL & A. HURWITZ Sabinaria magnifica is a spectacular fan palm that was discovered in 2013 in the jungles of the Darién Gap, the border area between Colombia and Panama. Through the IPS Save the Species fundraising campaign, the Colombian NGO SalvaMontes created a reserve to protect this species and its surrounding forest, including at least 33 other palm species. Hawaiian Pritchardia — Species Delimitation and Genetic Diversity with a Focus on the Ko’olau Mountains of O’ahu V. KELLER, S. FAWCETT, C.P. WEBSTER, S. CHING & C.D. BACON We report a recent expedition to O’ahu, Hawai’i to collect specimens of Pritchardia, the only palm genus native to Hawai’i. To infer species delimitations and gene flow patterns in the genus, leaf material was collected across the Ko’olau mountains. Five sites were visited that varied in environmental conditions and had plants with differing morphology. Additional individuals were sampled from wild-collected material in cultivation, spanning the geographic range of the four species of Pritchardia in the Ko’olaus. In addition to the sampling efforts, the expedition provided also insights into Hawaiian cultural heritage and ecology. Dypsis sanctaemariae W.L. EISERHARDT, P. DE LIMA FERREIRA, D. PEDERSEN, L. RAJAOVELONA, M. RAKOTOARINIVO & W.J. BAKER Following fieldwork in Madagascar and new genomic analyses, the transfer of Dypsis sanctaemariae to Chrysalidocarpus is reconsidered. First Record of Rhynchophorus palmarum (Coleoptera: Curcu-lionidae) Affecting Latania lontaroides in the Acapulco Botanical Garden, Mexico O.S. GUERRERO-ELOISA & P. CASTRO-SIMÓN The palm weevil Rhynchophorus palmarum has attacked the endangered palm Latania lontaroides (Gaertn.) H.E.Moore, endemic to Réunion Island, in a tropical botanical garden in México. This is the first documented record of the weevil affecting L. lontaroides, adding a new palm species as a host for this insect pest. Itaya amicorum near Iquitos, Peru W.J. BAKER, M. LOCK & V. VARGAS PAREDES A chance meeting by a roadside in Peru led a group of lucky palm travelers to an unforgettable encounter with a near-mythical Amazonian fan palm, Itaya amicorum. |
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