Pseudophoenix
Genus of palms
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Pseudophoenix is a genus of palms which is native to the wider Caribbean. Three species of the four species are endemic to Hispaniola, while the fourth, P. sargentii, is widely distributed in the northern Caribbean (Greater Antilles, Windward Islands, Bahamas), Florida, and the Yucatán Peninsula (Belize and southeastern Mexico).[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Pseudophoenix sargentii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ceroxyloideae |
| Tribe: | Cyclospatheae O.F.Cook |
| Genus: | Pseudophoenix H.Wendl. ex Sarg. |
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Trees in this genus are medium to large palms with single, unclustered trunks. They lack spines and have pinnately compound leaves. Flowers are green and bisexual; the ripe fruit are red.[6]
Species
| Image | Name | Distribution |
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 | Pseudophoenix ekmanii | Barahona Peninsula and Isla Beata in the Dominican Republic |
 | Pseudophoenix lediniana | Tiburon Peninsula in southwestern Haiti. |
 | Pseudophoenix sargentii | Northern Caribbean, eastern Mexico, and extreme southeast Atlantic Florida. |
 | Pseudophoenix vinifera | Hispaniola. |
