''Jailoloa'' is a genus of palm (family
Arecaceae
The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
), in the subtribe
Ptychospermatinae
Ptychospermatinae is a palm tree subtribe in the tribe Areceae.
Genera:
*'' Adonidia''
*'' Balaka''
*'' Brassiophoenix''
*'' Carpentaria''
*'' Drymophloeus''
*'' Jailoloa''
*'' Manjekia''
*'' Normanbya''
*'' Ponapea''
*'' Ptychococcus''
*'' Pty ...
. It has only one currently accepted species, ''Jailoloa halmaherensis'', native to
the Moluccas
The Maluku Islands (; Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Maluku'') or the Moluccas () are an archipelago in the east of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located eas ...
.
It only grows on
ultramafic soil
Ultramafic rocks (also referred to as ultrabasic rocks, although the terms are not wholly equivalent) are igneous and meta-igneous rocks with a very low silica content (less than 45%), generally >18% MgO, high FeO, low potassium, and are composed ...
s. The species is currently known only from its
type locality in East
Halmahera
Halmahera, formerly known as Jilolo, Gilolo, or Jailolo, is the largest island in the Maluku Islands. It is part of the North Maluku province of Indonesia, and Sofifi, the capital of the province, is located on the west coast of the island.
Hal ...
.
References
Ptychospermatinae
Monotypic Arecaceae genera
Endemic flora of the Maluku Islands
Halmahera
Plants described in 2014
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