''Pinanga andamanensis'' is one of the critically endangered species of endemic palms reported from the

Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands () are an archipelago in the northeastern Indian Ocean about southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands to their south, the Andamans serve as a maritime boundary between th ...

. This insular species was first described by

Odoardo Beccari Odoardo Beccari (16 November 1843 – 25 October 1920) was an Italian botanist famous for his discoveries in Indonesia, particularly New Guinea, and Australia. He has been called the greatest botanist to ever study Malesia. His author abbreviat ...

in 1934, based on an old

herbarium A herbarium (plural: herbaria) is a collection of preserved plant specimens and associated data used for scientific study. The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sheet of paper (called ...

collection procured by E. H. Man during the latter part of the 19th century. After the type collection by E. H. Man this species had not been reported and was thought to be extinct from these group of Islands until 1992. While working on the flora of

Mount Harriet National Park Mount Harriet National Park, officially renamed as Mount Manipur National Park, is a national park located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory of India. The park, established in 1969, covers about 4.62 km2 (18.00 mi2). ...

hill ranges, ''Pinanga andamanensis'' was rediscovered by Mathew & Malick of the

Botanical Survey of India Botanical Survey of India (BSI) located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was founded on 13 February 1890, is Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change's organization for survey, research and conservation of plan ...

after a gap over 100 years. Live collections are introduced at Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Trivandrum, South India.Nair, G.S., S. P. Mathew & A. Mohandas 2001: Pinanga andamanensis- a vanishing endemic palm of the Andaman Islands, ''Palms'' 45:200-203.

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andamanensis Plants described in 1934 Flora of the Andaman Islands Taxa named by Odoardo Beccari {{tree-stub