''Kentiopsis'' is a genus of
palm trees
Palm most commonly refers to:
* Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand
* Palm plants, of family Arecaceae
**List of Arecaceae genera
* Several other plants known as "palm"
Palm or Palms may also refer to:
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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 elsew ...
to
New Caledonia
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[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>Archontophoenicinae
Archontophoenicinae is a botanical subtribe consisting of four genera of palms, namely ''Archontophoenix'' from Queensland and New South Wales and '' Actinokentia'', '' Chambeyronia'' and ''Kentiopsis'' from New Caledonia. Phylogenetic relationsh ...
, including the Australian ''Archontophoenix
''Archontophoenix'' is a plant genus comprising six palm species that are native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. They are tall, slender and unbranched. Relationships between ''Archontophoenix'' and the other genera of subt ...
'' and the New Caledonia endemic ''Chambeyronia
''Chambeyronia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae.
It contains the following species, both endemic to New Caledonia: Relationships between ''Chambeyronia'' and the other genera of subtribe Archontophoenicinae, including the ...
'' and ''Actinokentia
''Actinokentia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae, comprising two species, both indigenous to New Caledonia. Relationships between ''Actinokentia'' and the other genera of subtribe Archontophoenicinae, including the Austral ...
'' are unresolved.[Domenech, B., C. B. Asmussen-Lange, W. J. Baker, E. Alapetite, J. C. Pintaud, and S. Nadot. (2014) A Phylogenetic Analysis of Palm Subtribe Archontophoenicinae (Arecaceae) Based on 14 DNA Regions.” Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 175 (4): 469–81.]
It contains four known species:[
* '' Kentiopsis magnifica'' (H.E.Moore) Pintaud & Hodel
* '' Kentiopsis oliviformis'' (Brongn. & Gris) Brongn.
* '' Kentiopsis piersoniorum'' Pintaud & Hodel
* '' Kentiopsis pyriformis'' Pintaud & Hodel
]
References
Arecaceae genera
Endemic flora of New Caledonia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart
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