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Hyphaenieae is a
subtribe Subtribe is a taxonomic category ranking which is below the rank of tribe and above genus. The standard suffix for a subtribe is -ina (in animals) or -inae (in plants Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plant ...
of plants in the family
Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
found mostly in Madagascar and mainland Africa. Genera in the subtribe, all of which are monotypic, are: *''
Bismarckia ''Bismarckia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family endemic to western and northern Madagascar where they grow in open grassland. The genus is named for the first chancellor of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck and the ep ...
'' – W Madagascar *''
Satranala ''Satranala decussilvae'' is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is a palm endemic to Madagascar. It is the only species in the genus ''Satranala'', and is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed hab ...
'' – NE Madagascar *''
Hyphaene ''Hyphaene'' is a genus of Arecaceae, palms native to Africa, Madagascar, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent.Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ...
'' – Africa, Indian Ocean *''
Medemia ''Medemia argun'' is a rare species of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) native to Egypt and Sudan. It is the only species in the genus ''Medemia''. The palm's dried dates have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. Description ''Medemia argun'' ...
'' – Upper Nile (Sudan, Egypt)


See also

* List of Arecaceae genera


References


External links

Arecaceae subtribes {{Areceae-stub