''Physokentia'' is a genus of

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in the

palm 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: Music * Palm (ba ...

family, native to certain islands of the western

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Description

This genus contains the following species: The relationships between ''Physokentia'' and some other genera of the tribe

Basseliniinae Basseliniinae is a subtribe of plants in the family Arecaceae. Genera: *'' Basselinia'' *''Burretiokentia ''Burretiokentia'' is a genus of palms (Arecaceae) endemic to New Caledonia containing five species In biology, a species is th ...

particularly the

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endemic ''

Burretiokentia ''Burretiokentia'' is a genus of palms (Arecaceae) endemic to New Caledonia containing five species. The relationships between ''Burretiokentia'' and some other genera of the tribe Basseliniinae including ''Physokentia'' and the New Caledonia en ...

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Cyphophoenix ''Cyphophoenix'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It contains 4 known species, all endemic to New Caledonia. The relationships between ''Cyphophoenix'' and some other genera of the tribe Basseliniinae including '' Physoken ...

'' 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

* '' Physokentia avia'' H.E.Moore -

Bismarck Archipelago The Bismarck Archipelago (, ) is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. Its area is about 50,000 square km. History The first inhabitants o ...

* '' Physokentia dennisii'' H.E.Moore -

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...

* '' Physokentia insolita'' H.E.Moore -

* '' Physokentia petiolata'' (Burret) D.Fuller -

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

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Physokentia tete ''Physokentia tete'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Vanuatu. It is threatened by habitat loss. References tete Tete is the capital city of Tete Province in Mozambique. It is located on the Z ...

'' (Becc.) Becc. -

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

* '' Physokentia thurstonii'' (Becc.) Becc. -

* '' Physokentia whitmorei'' H.E.Moore -

References

Arecaceae genera Taxa named by Odoardo Beccari Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Areceae-stub