Veitchia

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Veitchia
Veitchia spiralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Areceae
Subtribe: Ptychospermatinae
Genus: Veitchia
H.Wendl. in B.Seemann
Synonyms[1]
  • Vitiphoenix Becc.
  • Kajewskia Guillaumin

Veitchia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.[2][3]

It contains the following species, all native to islands in the Pacific Ocean (Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga and the Solomon Islands):[1]

From 1957 to 2008, the Adonidia genus had been merged into Veitchia until being returned to its original status as a separate genus. This is the origin of the Veitchia merrillii name.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Veitchia
  2. ^ Hermann A. Wendland in Berthold Carl Seemann. 1868. Flora Vitiensis 270, Veitchia.
  3. ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. 2005. World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. ^ "Adonidia dransfieldii, a threatened new palm from Sabah, Borneo" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-07.