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Pinanga purpurea is a small, clustering palm endemic to Sumatra, described in 2002. Like other Pinanga palms it is grown in warm, humid, shaded conditions, and little is documented about its cultivation.
Pinanga purpurea is a species of palm tree in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Sumatra.
The species was described in 2002. The name Pinanga purpurea had previously applied by Miquel in 1861 to another species, now called Cyrtostachys renda. 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.
Pinanga andamanensis · Pinanga cattienensis · Pinanga crassipes · Pinanga disticha · Pinanga sylvestris · Pinanga tashiroi · Pinanga
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pinanga purpurea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
