Cyphokentia
Genus of palms
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Cyphokentia is a genus of flowering plant in the palm family endemic to New Caledonia. the genus is named from two Greek words meaning "tumor" and "Kentia", a former palm genus, and the species name translates to "large" and "spike", describing the inflorescence.[1] The genus has two known species and Its closest relative is Clinosperma,[2] also endemic to New Caledonia, and the sole other genus of the subtribe Clinospermatinae.
| Cyphokentia | |
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| Cyphokentia cerifera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Subtribe: | Clinospermatinae |
| Genus: | Cyphokentia Brongn. |
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List of species
- Cyphokentia cerifera (H.E.Moore) Pintaud & W.J.Baker
- Cyphokentia macrostachya Pancher ex Brongn.
