Kerriodoxa Explained

Kerriodoxa elegans, the white backed palm, is the only species of palm tree in the genus Kerriodoxa, in the family Arecaceae.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

It is an endemic species of Thailand, first discovered in the Khao Phra Thaew reserve on 11 March 1929 and described as a new genus and species in 1983.^{[6] [7]} It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants.^[8]

The genus name of Kerriodoxa is in honour of Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942), an Irish medical doctor.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Pooma, R. (ed.) (2005). A preliminary check-list of threatened plants in Thailand: 1-193. National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
2. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
3. Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.
4. Barfod, A.S. & Dransfield, J. (2013). Flora of Thailand 11(3): 323-498. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
5. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=105915 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
6. Web site: White Backed Palm (Kerriodoxa elegans) . 2012-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130806051813/http://phuket-pictures.com/?p=1021 . 2013-08-06 . dead .
7. Dransfield, John. 1983. Principes 27: 4
8. Book: Dransfield, John. Genera Palmarum - The Evolution and Classification of Palms. Uhl. Natalie W.. Asmussen. Conny B.. Baker. William J.. Harley. Madeline M.. Lewis. Carl E.. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2008. 9781842461822.
9. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.