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Taxon:  Latania lontaroides (Gaertn.) H. E. Moore



Summary
Genus:
Latania
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Coryphoideae
Tribe:
Borasseae
Subtribe:
Lataniinae
Nomen number:
50079
Place of publication:
Principes 7:85. 1963
Verified:
03/16/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Latania borbonica Lam.
Latania commersonii J. F. Gmel.
Latania rubra Jacq.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  3. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  6. Govaerts, R. & J. Dransfield. 2005. World checklist of palms.
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  9. Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:148.
  10. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  11. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  12. St. John, H. 1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands
  13. Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Common names
English
red latan –
red latan palm –
German
rote Latanie –
Swedish
röd sammetspalm –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Reunion
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamentalfide Zander ed14Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=50079. Accessed 29 May 2025.