Kerriodoxa
Genus of palms
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Kerriodoxa elegans, the white backed palm, is the only species of palm tree in the genus Kerriodoxa, in the family Arecaceae.[2][3][4][5][6]
| Kerriodoxa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
| Tribe: | Chuniophoeniceae |
| Genus: | Kerriodoxa J.Dransf. |
| Species: | K. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Kerriodoxa elegans | |
It is an endemic species of Thailand, first discovered in the Khao Phra Thaew reserve on 11 March 1929 and described as a new genus and species in 1983.[7][8] It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants.[9]
The genus name of Kerriodoxa is in honour of Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942), an Irish medical doctor.[10]
