Verschaffeltiinae is a subtribe 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 ...
endemic to the
Seychelles
Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...
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Genera in the subtribe, all of which are monotypic, are:
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Nephrosperma''
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Phoenicophorium
''Phoenicophorium'', the thief palm, is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. The sole species is ''Phoenicophorium borsigianum''.
It is endemic to the Seychelles, being is fairly widespread on the larger islands of the g ...
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Roscheria''
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Verschaffeltia''
References
Arecaceae subtribes
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