''Bentinckia'' is a genus of

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s in the family

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. The genus is named after William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck a colonial governor general of

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. There are two species of palms in this genus. namely '' Bentinckia condapanna'' and '' Bentinckia nicobarica''.

Distribution

'' Bentinckia condapanna'' is

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to southern Western Ghats, where it occurs in steep rocky slopes of the high altitude rainforest region. '' Bentinckia nicobarica'' is restricted to the lowland rainforest of

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References

Arecaceae genera Flora of the Western Ghats Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Areceae-stub