Pinanga purpurea explained

Pinanga purpurea is a species of palm tree in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Sumatra.^{[1] [2]}

The species was described in 2002.^[3] The name Pinanga purpurea had previously applied by Miquel in 1861^[4] to another species, now called Cyrtostachys renda.^[1] 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.

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=258256 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
3. Hendra, Medi. 2002. Floribunda 2(2): 31
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4746272#page/613/mode/1up Miquel, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm. 1861. Flora van Nederlandsch Indie, Eerste Bijvoegsel, Flora Indiae Batavae, 3: 590