Palms, the Journal of the IPS

Palms (formerly Principes), the Journal of the International Palm Society, is an illustrated, peer-reviewed quarterly devoted to information about palms and published in March, June, September, and December by the International Palm Society. All members of the International Palm Society receive the hard copy of the Journal as part of their membership.

Online copies of back issues of Palms (and Principes) can be viewed online from the original journal in 1956 through to the current issue. You may search for articles by year or volume. Online access to the journals is available for all current IPS members to view in PDF format.

Vol. 70 No. 2 June 2026

Front cover:

Ravenea moorei in the Palm House at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This palm was grown from seed from the type collection made by Harold E. Moore, Jr. in the Comoro Islands in 1963. See article by W.J. Baker et al., p. 57. Photo by W. Spoelstra.

Back cover:

Chrysalidocarpus lanceolatus (behind) and Ravenea hildebrandtii growing at 900 m elevation in Dindri (Ndzuani, Comoro Islands). See article by W.J. Baker et al., p. 57. Photo by W.J. Baker.

Issue Contents

Palms of the Comoro Islands – Diversity, Distributions and Threats

W.J. BAKER, A. MOHAMED, Y. IBRAHIM, T. PICKERING & W. SPOELSTRA

New Observations of Calamus johanis, a Rare, Non-Climbing Rattan from Borneo

B.G KUHNHÄUSER, H. PRIYANDONO & A. RANDI

Linking Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge to Describe an Edible Palm

J.C. COPETE, S. LÓPEZ-PÉREZ, J.C. LÓPEZ-GALLEGO, D. LÓPEZ-NAVARRO, H. PAVÓN, L. LÓPEZ, C. ISAZA, H. BALSLEV & R. CÁMARA-LERET

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Vol. 70 No. 1 March 2026

Front cover:

Short-stemmed specimen of Pritchardia martii with a broad canopy and notably large leaves. See article by V. Keller et al., p. 22. Photo by V. Keller.

Back cover:

Itaya amicorum in dense, swampy rainforest southwest of Iquitos, Peru. See article by W.J. Baker et al., p. 46. Photo by M. Lock.

Issue Contents

The Discovery of a New Palm Species in Yunnan Province, China
J.W. QIN

Saving the Glorious Sabinaria magnifica with the IPS
S. VIEIRA-URIBE, S.E.HOYOS-GÓMEZ, N. ECHAVARRÍA, R. BERNAL & A. HURWITZ

Hawaiian Pritchardia — Species Delimitation and Genetic Diversity with a Focus on the Ko’olau Mountains of O’ahu
V. KELLER, S. FAWCETT, C.P. WEBSTER, S. CHING & C.D. BACON

Dypsis sanctaemariae
W.L. EISERHARDT, P. DE LIMA FERREIRA, D. PEDERSEN, L. RAJAOVELONA, M. RAKOTOARINIVO & W.J. BAKER

First Record of Rhynchophorus palmarum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Affecting Latania lontaroides in the Acapulco Botanical Garden, Mexico
O.S. GUERRERO-ELOISA & P. CASTRO-SIMÓN

Itaya amicorum near Iquitos, Peru
W.J. BAKER, M. LOCK & V. VARGAS PAREDES

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Vol. 69 No. 4 December 2025

Front cover:

Ravenea cycadifolia. See article by L. Aureglia et al., p .161. Photo by B. Vila.

Back cover:

Wild Sabal miamiensis in a mosaic of Serenoa repens. See article by D.A. Tucker et al., p. 177. Photo by Selvyn Valenzuela and D.A. Tucker.

Issue Contents

The Palms of Southeast Madagascar: Fort Dauphin as a Revenea Hotspot
L. AUREGLIA, M. RAKOTOARINIVO & B. VILA

Sabal miamiensis: Discovery of a New Wild Population and Restoration Efforts
D.A.TUCKER, M.J. SANÍN, M.P. GRIFFITH, S. VALENZUELA, L. NUÑEZ & A.A. KHODDAMZADEH

The Palm Flora of the Meratus Mountains in Kalimantan, Indonesia, as Observed in the 1970s
J. DRANSFIELD

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Vol. 69 No. 3 September 2025

Front cover:

Colpothrinax cookii. See article by M.Á. Pérez-Farrera et al., p.109. Photo by Miguel Ángel Pérez-Farrera.

Back cover:

A clustering Phoenix altantica with dark green leaves, a Cape Verde endemic palm, Boa Vista Island, Fogão, with invasive Prosopis juliflora on the left. See article by L. Nobick and I. Gomes, p. 142. Photo by L. Noblick.

Issue Contents

Colpothrinax cookii: A New Record for Mexico

M.Á. PÉREZ-FARRERA, H. GÓMEZ DOMÍNGUEZ, D. VILLAR-MORALES, M.G. MARTÍNEZ-MARTÍNEX & G. MORENO MÉNDEZ

Human Legacies on Palms in Belize

C.D. BACON, S. BREWER, S. ESHLEMAN, K PRUFER & M. ROBINSON

Sabal tamaulipensis, a New Species from Northeastern Mexico

A.D.GRINAGE, K.A. PERALTA & M.M. SALINAS-RODRÍGUEZ

Gregório Bondar

A. HENDERSON

A Unique Anatomical Character Distinguishes Phoenix atlantica from Other Phoenix Species

L. NOBLICK & I. GOMES

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Vol. 69 No. 2 June 2025

Front cover:

Cocos nucifera var. palmyrensis, a poorly known endemic palm of Palmyra Atoll. See article by M.P. Griffith et al., p.83. Photo by M.P. Griffith.

Back cover:

The formal, almost regal, crown of Hydriastele vitiensis rises above the forest on Viti Levu, Fiji. See article by M. Lock et al., p. 57. Photo by M. Lock.

Issue Contents

An Informal Check on the Health of the Endangered Palms of Fiji

M. LOCK, M. LOCK & D. WATLING

Cocos nucifera var. palmyrensis, a Unique Native Coconut from Palmyra Atoll

M.P. GRIFFITH, F. STAUFFER, K. MCLAUGHLIN, J. GERRISH & R. BALDINI

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Vol. 69 No. 1 March 2025

Front cover:

Adonidia zibabaoa, a newly described species from the Philippines. See article by J.T. Adorador et al., p. 5. Photo by J.T. Adorador.

Back cover:

Nypa fruticans has an inflorescence structure unlike any other in the palm family. See article by L.L. Arneaud, p. 21. Photo by L.L. Arneaud.

Issue Contents

Adonidia zibabaoa, a Remarkable New Palm Species from Samar Island, Philippines
J.T. ADORADOR, V. PEREZ-CALLE, Z.D. MENESES- ADPRADOR, S. BELLOT, W.J. BAKER & E.S. FERNANDO

The Distribution of Nipa Palms (Nypa fruticans) in Trinidad and Tobago
L.L. ARNEAUD

A New Species of Fossil Palm Described for Australia
J.L. DOWE

A Population Assessment of Six Threatened Palm Species in Sante Luce, Southeast Madagascar: A Glimmer of Hope?
S. HYDE ROBERTS, N. EVANS, L. KRAMERM L. JHAVERI, J. DUFFELL, Q.M. PARKER, G. BRADLEY &
H.T. LONGOSOA

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Vol. 68 No. 4 December 2024

Front cover:

Pinanga malaiana var. malaiana, young infructescences, Pahang. See article by L.G. Saw, p. 161. Photo by L.G. Saw.

Back cover:

Pinanga glaucescens, inflorescence, Perak. See article by L.G. Saw, p. 161. Photo by L.G. Saw.

Issue Contents

Pinanga of Peninsular Malaysia
L.G. SAW

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Vol. 68 No. 3 September 2024

Front cover:

Heterospathe glauca. Crownshaft and infrafoliar inflorescence. Note the brown tattering upper margins of the crownshaft. See article by B.G. Kuhnhäuser et al., p. 109. Photo by B.G. Kuhnhäuser.

Back cover:

Zach Pezzillo encouraging a cluster of hāwane (Pritchardia fruits) from P. woodii trees on a wet morning. See article by M. Opgenorth et al., p. 133. Photo by Mike Opgenorth.

Issue Contents

The Forgotten Palm Flora of Gunung Gamalama, an Active Indonesian Volcano

B.G. KUHNHÄUSER, S. SUPARMAN, A. RANDI & H. RUSTIAMI

Suspected Lesion Mimic Mutants in Mule Palms (×Butyagrus nabonnandii)

B. DHILLON, L. ALTARUGIO, S. CHAKRABARTI & K. BANSAL

Creating a Conservation Collection of Pritchardia woodii, Endemic to East Maui

M. OPGENORTH, Z. PEZZILLO, D. GORDON, L. KRAUSE, & H. OPPENHEIMER

Beccariophoenix madagascariensis Rediscovered in its Type Locality

W.J. BAKER, W.L. EISERHARDT & M. RAKOTOARINIVO

Jubaeopsis afra – A New Name for an Old Species

W.J BAKER

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Vol. 68 No. 2 June 2024

Front cover:

One of the rarest palms in habitat, Saribus jeanneneyi is known from only one or two adults and several saplings in the Prony area of new Caledonia. See article by D.R. Hodel, p. 88. Photo by D.R. Hodel.

Back cover:

Euterpe precatoria, Amacayacu National Park, Colombia. Photo by William J. Baker.

Issue Contents

Two New Species and a New Variety of Palms from New Caledonia

D.R HODEL & G. PIERSON

Living Artifacts of Past Date Palm Cultivation in Arizona and California

D.V. JOHNSON & J.C. MACKNIGHT

The Guyanese Palms of Edward Angelo Goodall

S. ZONA & W. SCHUPBACH

The Five Cs and Saribus and Veillonia

D.R. HODEL

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Vol. 68 No. 1 March 2024

Front cover:

Nannorrhops ritchieana in the Hangu Region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. See article by A. Abdullah et al., p. 14. Photo by A. Abdullah and S.M. Khan.

Back cover:

Nannorrhops ritchieana has both open flowers and nearly mature fruits on the same inflorescence. See article by A. Abdullah et al., p. 14. Photo by A. Abdullah and S.M. Khan.

Issue Contents

Plectocomiopsis hantu, a Distinctive but Elusive Rattan from Borneo

B.G. KUHNHÄUSER, J. DRANSFIELD & W.J. BAKER

Sabal miamiensis: Not Extinct in the Wild
D.A. TUCKER, L.R. NOBLICK & T. JOYNER

Exploring for Palms in Remnants of Humid Forest in the Hills of the Anosy Chain, Taolagnaro, Southeast Madagascar
M. RAKOTOARINIVO

On the Trail of the Mazri Palm (Nannorrhops ritchieana) in Pakistan
A. ABDULLAH, S.M. KHAN, S.A. ZEB, S. ALI, Z.U. HAQ & H. BALSLEV

Chambeyronia
D.R. HODEL

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Vol. 67 No. 4 December 2023

Front cover:

The crownshaft of Burretiokentia hapala has a pale brown- whitish covering. Vallée des Palmiers, Col d’Amos. See article by D.R. Hodel, p. 196. Photo by D.R. Hodel.

Back cover:

A population of Chrysalidocarpus nauseosus east of Ifanadiana in southeastern Madagascar. See article by D. Turk & M. Rakotoarinivo, p. 176. Photo by D. Turk.

Issue Contents

The Discovery of Truongsonia
A. HENDERSON

The Identity of Dypsis Orange Crush
J. DRANSFIELD

Masoala rasabotsyi, a New Species from the Ranomafana Arboretum, Madagascar
D. TURK & M. RAKOTOARINIVO

The Pharaoh’s Sandal: Unraveling the Palm Leaf Anatomy of a 3750-Year-Old Egyptian Sandal
F. STAUFFER, M. AUGER-MICOU, D. ROGUET & B. REY-BELLET

Burretiokentia
D.R. HODEL

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Vol. 67 No. 3 September 2023

Front cover:

One of the most diverse species in New Caledonia is Basselinia deplanchei, which can have leaves with numerous pinnae, as here in Forêt de Saille, or only a few pinnae. See article by D. Hodel, p. 143. Photo by D. Hodel.

Back cover:

A population of Attalea speciosa upon a rocky, slope along the margin of the Iriri, a major tributary of the Xingu River. See article by R. Salm et al., p. 121. Photo by R. Salm.

Issue Contents

Coccothrinax crinita in the Botanical Garden Jena (Germany) Infested by a Pupillarial Palm Scale
G. KÖHLER AND K. SCHRAMEYER

A New Species of Licuala from Royal Belum State Park, Perak, Malaysia
L.G. SAW

Apparent Competition Among Large Arborescent Attalea Palms Mediated by Bruchid Beetles in Eastern Amazonia
R. SALM, A. PEREIRA DE OLIVEIRA JÚNIOR, D. ARAUJO DE SOUZA, T. BERNADI VIEIRA AND K.E. VON SCHMALZ PEIXOTO

First Report of Washingtonia robusta Naturalized in Louisiana, USA
E.K. STAFFORD AND C.S. REID

Basselinia
D.R. HODEL

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