''Clinosperma'' is a palm tree genus in the family
Arecaceae.
The genus has 4 known species, all
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to the Island of
New Caledonia, in the
Melanesia
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The region includes the four independent countries of Fiji, Va ...
bioregion of the southwestern
Pacific Ocean
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.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref> Its closest relative is '' Cyphokentia'',[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.] also endemic to New Caledonia, and sole other genus of subtribe Clinospermatinae.
Species
* '' Clinosperma bractealis'' (Brongn.) Becc., Palme Nuova Caledonia: 52 (1920).
* ''Clinosperma lanuginosa
''Clinosperma lanuginosa'' is a species of flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('co ...
'' (H.E.Moore) Pintaud & W.J.Baker, Kew Bull. 63: 69 (2008).
* '' Clinosperma macrocarpa'' (H.E.Moore) Pintaud & W.J.Baker, Kew Bull. 63: 70 (2008).
* '' Clinosperma vaginata'' (Brongn.) Pintaud & W.J.Baker, Kew Bull. 63: 70 (2008).
References
External links
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Clinospermatinae
Endemic flora of New Caledonia
Trees of New Caledonia
Arecaceae genera
Taxa named by Odoardo Beccari
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