''Burretiokentia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of palms (
Arecaceae) endemic to
New Caledonia containing five
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
. The relationships between ''Burretiokentia'' and some other genera of the tribe
Basseliniinae including ''
Physokentia'' and the New Caledonia endemic ''
Cyphophoenix'' are not clear.
[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.]
List of species
* ''
Burretiokentia dumasii''
* ''
Burretiokentia grandiflora''
* ''
Burretiokentia hapala
''Burretiokentia'' is a genus of palms ( Arecaceae) endemic to New Caledonia containing five species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A spe ...
''
* ''
Burretiokentia koghiensis''
* ''
Burretiokentia vieillardii''
References
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Basseliniinae
Arecaceae genera
Endemic flora of New Caledonia
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