Kentiopsis
Kentiopsis is a genus of palm trees endemic to New Caledonia.[1][2] Relationships between Kentiopsis and the other genera of subtribe Archontophoenicinae, including the Australian Archontophoenix and the New Caledonia endemic Chambeyronia and Actinokentia are unresolved.[3]
| Kentiopsis | |
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| Kentiopsis oliviformis, University of Miami campus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Subtribe: | Archontophoenicinae |
| Genus: | Kentiopsis Brongn. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mackeea H.E.Moore | |
It contains four known species:[1]
- Kentiopsis magnifica (H.E.Moore) Pintaud & Hodel
- Kentiopsis oliviformis (Brongn. & Gris) Brongn.
- Kentiopsis piersoniorum Pintaud & Hodel
- Kentiopsis pyriformis Pintaud & Hodel
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- J. Dransfield & N. W. Uhl (1998). "Palmae". In Klaus Kubitzki (ed.). Flowering plants, Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Gramineae). The families and genera of vascular plants. 4. Springer. p. 361. ISBN 978-3-540-64061-5.
- Domenech, B., C. B. Asmussen-Lange, W. J. Baker, E. Alapetite, J. C. Pintaud, and S. Nadot. (2014) A Phylogenetic Analysis of Palm Subtribe Archontophoenicinae (Arecaceae) Based on 14 DNA Regions.” Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 175 (4): 469–81.
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