Cyphokentia is a genus of flowering plant in the palm family endemic to New Caledonia. the genus is named from two Greek words meaning "tumor" and "Kentia", a former palm genus, and the species name translates to "large" and "spike", describing the inflorescence.[1] The genus has two known species and Its closest relative is Clinosperma,[2] also endemic to New Caledonia, and the sole other genus of the subtribe Clinospermatinae.
| Cyphokentia | |
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| Cyphokentia cerifera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Subtribe: | Clinospermatinae |
| Genus: | Cyphokentia Brongn. |
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List of species
edit- Cyphokentia cerifera (H.E.Moore) Pintaud & W.J.Baker
- Cyphokentia macrostachya Pancher ex Brongn.
References
edit- ^ Riffle, Robert L. and Craft, Paul (2003) An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Portland: Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-558-6 / ISBN 978-0-88192-558-6
- ^ Baker, W. J., M. V. Norup, J. J. Clarkson, T. L. P. Couvreur, J. L. Dowe, C. E. Lewis, J. C. Pintaud, V. Savolainen, T. Wilmot, and M. W. Chase. (2011). Phylogenetic Relationships among Arecoid Palms (Arecaceae: Arecoideae). Annals of Botany 108 (8): 1417–32.
External links
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- Cyphokentia on NPGS/GRIN
- GBIF Portal]
- Fairchild Guide to Palms: Cyphokentia
- PACSOA: Cyphokentia macrostachya
- Kew Plant List
- IPNI Listing
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