Adonidia zibabaoa
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| Adonidia zibabaoa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Adonidia |
| Species: | A. zibabaoa |
| Binomial name | |
| Adonidia zibabaoa Adorador & Fernando | |
Adonidia zibabaoa is a palm in the genus Adonidia. It was found in 2013, described in 2017, and formally identified in 2025.[1][2][3]
It was found growing on karst limestone on Samar island in the Philippines, at an altitude of about 380 m (1,250 ft).[3] The name zibabaoa derives from an old name for the island.[4]
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew listed it as one of its "top 10 plants and fungi named new to science in 2025".[4] As of 8 January 2026[update] World Flora Online stated that in its December 2025 update "this species name was unplaced by WFO (a taxonomist hasn't yet placed the name in the taxonomy)".[5]
