Satakentia

Satakentia
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Arecoideae
Tribe:	Areceae
Subtribe:	Carpoxylinae
Genus:	Satakentia H.E.Moore
Species:	S. liukiuensis
Binomial name
Satakentia liukiuensis (Hatus.) H.E. Moore
Synonyms
Gulubia liukiuensis Hatus.

Satakentia liukiuensis (satake palm, yaeyama-yashi [Japanese ヤエヤマヤシ], satakentia palm, yaeyama palm), is a species of palm tree. They are endemic to Ishigaki Island and Iriomote Island in the Yaeyama Islands, the south-westernmost of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.[1] It is the only species in the genus Satakentia.[2][3]

The genus and the species were both circumscribed by Harold 'Hal' Emery Moore in Principes vol.13 on page 5 in 1969.[2]

The genus name of Satakentia is in honour of Toshihiko Satake (1910–1998), who was a Japanese factory owner (the 2nd President of Satake Corporation), producer of rice-processing equipment and also an expert in Arecaceae.[4]

References

1. Johnson, D. (1998). "Satakentia liukiuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38695A10139569. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38695A10139569.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. "Satakentia H.E.Moore | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
3. Andrew Henderson (2009). "Satakentia H.E.Moore". Palms of Southern Asia. Princeton University Press. pp. 165–166. ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9.
4. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.