Reinhardtia

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Reinhardtia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Reinhardtia Liebm.
Species
Reinhardtia elegans Reinhardtia gracilis Reinhardtia koschnyana Reinhardtia latisecta Reinhardtia paiewonskiana Reinhardtia simplex

Reinhardtia is a genus in the palm family native to the northern Neotropics. It is a primarily Central American genus with five species distributed between southern Mexico and the extreme north of Colombia, and one disjunct species, Reinhardtia paiewonskiana in the southwest of the Dominican Republic.

[edit] References

• Reinhardtia Liebm., Overs. Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Forh. Medlemmers Arbeider 1845: 9 (1846). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-02-16.