Vonitra
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| Vonitra | |
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| Vonitra crinita | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Genus: | Vonitra Becc. |
| Type species | |
| Vonitra fibrosa (C.H.Wright) Becc. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Antongilia Jum. | |
Vonitra is a valid genus of African palms, family Arecaceae, first described by Odoardo Beccari in 1906.[2] Species are endemic to Madagascar[1] and were previously placed in the genus Dypsis. The type species is Vonitra fibrosa.
