Ptychosperma sanderianum Ridl. (1898:330)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Kentia sanderiana (Ridl.) Sander in Nursery Cat. (Sander & Co.) 1899: 29 (1899), nom. illeg. homonym. post.; Actinophloeus sanderianus (Ridl.) Burret in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 270 (1928); Kentia sanderiana André in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 70: 263 (1898)
Conservation Status
Extinct in the Wild (Baker et al., 2024:53,514; POWO, 2026)
Last wild record: 1898 (Baker et al., 2024:514)
Distribution & Habitat
New Guinea
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
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.
Govaerts, R. and Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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]