Physokentia
Genus of palms
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Physokentia is a genus of flowering plant in the palm family, native to certain islands of the western Pacific.
| Physokentia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Subtribe: | Basseliniinae |
| Genus: | Physokentia Becc. |
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Description
This genus contains the following species:[1][2][3] The relationships between Physokentia and some other genera of the tribe Basseliniinae particularly the New Caledonia endemic Burretiokentia and Cyphophoenix are not clear.[4]
List of species
- Physokentia avia H.E.Moore - Bismarck Archipelago
- Physokentia dennisii H.E.Moore - Solomon Islands
- Physokentia insolita H.E.Moore - Solomon Islands
- Physokentia petiolata (Burret) D.Fuller - Fiji
- Physokentia tete (Becc.) Becc. - Vanuatu
- Physokentia thurstonii (Becc.) Becc. - Vanuatu
- Physokentia whitmorei H.E.Moore - Solomon Islands
