Physokentia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Subtribe: | Basseliniinae |
| Genus: | Physokentia Becc. |
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Physokentia is a genus of flowering plant in the palm family, native to certain islands of the western Pacific.
Description[edit]
This genus contains the following species:[1][2][3] The relationships between Physokentia and some other genera of the tribe Basseliniinae particularly the New Caledonia endemic Burretiokentia and Cyphophoenix are not clear.[4]
List of species[edit]
- Physokentia avia H.E.Moore - Bismarck Archipelago
- Physokentia dennisii H.E.Moore - Solomon Islands
- Physokentia insolita H.E.Moore - Solomon Islands
- Physokentia petiolata (Burret) D.Fuller - Fiji
- Physokentia tete (Becc.) Becc. - Vanuatu
- Physokentia thurstonii (Becc.) Becc. - Vanuatu
- Physokentia whitmorei H.E.Moore - Solomon Islands
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Physokentia Becc., Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat. Pisa, Mem. 44: 152 (1934)". Kew Science. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Pintaud, J.-C. & Baker, W.J. (2008). A revision of the palm genera (Arecaceae) of New Caledonia. Kew Bulletin 63: 61-73.
- ^ Baker, W. J., M. V. Norup, J. J. Clarkson, T. L. P. Couvreur, J. L. Dowe, C. E. Lewis, J. C. Pintaud, V. Savolainen, T. Wilmot, and M. W. Chase. (2011). Phylogenetic Relationships among Arecoid Palms (Arecaceae: Arecoideae). Annals of Botany 108 (8): 1417–32.
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