Ptychosperma nicolai (Sander ex André) Burret (1928:263)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Romanovia nicolai Sander ex André in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 71: 262 (1899); Actinophloeus nicolai (Sander ex André) Burret in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 263 (1928); Ptychosperma macrocerum Becc. in Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat. Pisa, Mem. 44: 142 (1934)
This species may be synonymous with P. furcatum (Baker et al., 2024:505).
Conservation Status
Missing [as Data Deficient but possibly extinct] (Baker et al., 2024:505; Widyatmoko et al., 2025) or Extinct (POWO, 2026)
Last record: 1919 (Widyatmoko et al., 2025) or later
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
A cultivated specimen was alive in 1919 at the Bogor Botanic Gardens (Widyatmoko et al., 2025).
Distribution & Habitat
New Guinea [exact locality uncertain]
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
André, É.-F. (1899). Revue Horticole (Paris) 71: 262.
Other references:
Baker, W. J., Barfod, A. S., Cámara-Leret, R., Dowe, J. L., Heatubun, C. D., Petoe, P., Turner, J. H., Zona, S. and Dransfield, J. (2024). Palms of New Guinea. Kew, Richmond: Royal Botanic Gardens. 726 pp.
Essig, F. B. (1978). A revision of the genus Ptychosperma Labill. (Arecaceae). Allertonia 1: 415-478.
Graner, Torun. (2026). A World Without Trees: An Analysis of Global Tree Extinction Rates, Geographical Distribution and Correlation to Socioeconomic Factors. Master’s Dissertation, School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies, Södertörn University. 41 pp.
POWO. (2026). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 12 September 2026]