Calyptrogyne
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| Calyptrogyne | |
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| Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Geonomateae |
| Genus: | Calyptrogyne H.Wendl. |
| Type species | |
| Calyptrogyne spicigera (K. Koch) H. Wendl.[1] | |
Calyptrogyne is a genus in the palm family (Arecaceae). It is distributed across Central America, Colombia, and southern Mexico, with 11 of the 17 known species endemic to Panama.[2][3][4][5] Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana is the most widespread and best studied species in this genus.[6]
