''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 {{Areceae-stub