Lanonia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Trachycarpeae
Subtribus: Livistoninae
Genus: Lanonia
Species: L. acaulis – L. calciphila – L. centralis – L. dasyantha – L. gracilis – L. hainanensis – L. hexasepala – L. magalonii
Name

Lanonia A.J.Hend. & C.D.Bacon, Syst. Bot. 36: 887 (2011)

Type species: non designatus?

References

Henderson, A.J., & Bacon, C. D. (2011) Lanonia (Arecaceae: Palmae), a new genus from Asia, with a revision of the species. Systematic Botany, 36(4), 883-895. DOI: 10.1600/036364411X604903
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Lanonia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Lanonia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 18 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Lanonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 18.

Lanonia is a genus of fan palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae (subtribe: Livistoninae).[1] It has a recorded native range from southern China to Indo-China and is also found in Java.[2]

Description and phylogeny

Lanonia spp. are fan palms: originally eight species, six endemic to Vietnam, were transferred here from the similar genus Licuala, but which was found not to be monophyletic; if anything Lanonia is more closely related to Johannesteijsmannia.[1] In this phylogenetic study, seven gene regions were analysed, significantly resolving the relationships of genera in the subtribe Livistoninae.

These palms are dioecious, although not exclusively in cultivated specimens: in contrast to Licuala spp., which possess hermaphroditic flowers. The staminate and pistillate inflorescences are dimorphic in size, shape, and branching. The leaves of Lanonia may best be distinguished by the petioles, which appear to taper into the blades of each leaf. As with other fan palms, this leaf structure lends itself to the production of Vietnamese conical hats.[3]
Species

Plants of the World Online currently (February 2021) includes 13 accepted species:[2]

Lanonia acaulis (A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung) A.J.Hend. & C.D.Bacon
Lanonia batoensis A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung
Lanonia calciphila (Becc.) A.J.Hend. & C.D.Bacon
Lanonia centralis (A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung) A.J.Hend. & C.D.Bacon
Lanonia dasyantha (Burret) A.J.Hend. & C.D.Bacon
Lanonia gialaiensis A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung
Lanonia gracilis (Blume) A.J.Hend. & C.D.Bacon
Lanonia hainanensis (A.J.Hend., L.X.Guo & Barfod) A.J.Hend. & C.D.Bacon
Lanonia hexasepala (Gagnep.) A.J.Hend. & C.D.Bacon
Lanonia magalonii (A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung) A.J.Hend. & C.D.Bacon
Lanonia manglaensis (A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung) A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung
Lanonia poilanei A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung
Lanonia verrucosa A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung

References

Henderson, Andrew J.; Bacon, Christine D. (2011). "Lanonia (Arecaceae: Palmae), a New Genus from Asia, with a Revision of the Species". Systematic Botany. 36 (4): 883–895. doi:10.1600/036364411x604903. JSTOR 41416905. S2CID 84318474.
Plants of the World Online (POWO): Lanonia A.J.Hend. & C.D.Bacon (retrieved 7 February 2021)
Wheeler Q (2013) New to nature No 101: Lanonia centralis The Guardian "New to Nature" series.