Kentiopsis

Kentiopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subtribe: Archontophoenicinae
Genus: Kentiopsis
Brongn.
Synonyms

Mackeea H.E.Moore

Kentiopsis is a genus of palm trees endemic to New Caledonia.[1] It contains four species,[1] including Kentiopsis oliviformis and Kentiopsis magnifica.

References

  1. ^ a b J. Dransfield & N. W. Uhl (1998). "Palmae". In Klaus Kubitzki. Flowering plants, Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Gramineae). The families and genera of vascular plants. 4. Springer. p. 361. ISBN 9783540640615. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bNQDsSmx2roC&pg=PA361.