''Plectocomia'' is a genus of

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in the family Arecaceae native to China, the

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, and

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. Plants are dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate individuals. It contains the following known species:Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. * '' Plectocomia assamica'' Griff. - Bhutan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Yunnan, Myanmar * '' Plectocomia billitonensis''

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- Belitung * '' Plectocomia bractealis'' Becc. - Assam * '' Plectocomia dransfieldiana'' Madulid - Perak * '' Plectocomia elmeri'' Becc. - Palawan, Mindanao * '' Plectocomia elongata'' Mart. ex Blume - Indochina, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Philippines * '' Plectocomia himalayana'' Griff. - Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Yunnan, Laos, Thailand * '' Plectocomia khasyana'' Griff. - Assam * '' Plectocomia longistigma'' Madulid - Java * '' Plectocomia lorzingii'' Madulid - Sumatra * '' Plectocomia macrostachya'' Kurz - Myanmar * '' Plectocomia microstachys'' Burret - Hainan * '' Plectocomia mulleri'' Blume - Borneo, Malaysia * '' Plectocomia pierreana'' Becc. - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan * '' Plectocomia pygmaea'' Madulid - Kalimantan Plectocomia_Bhutan

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Flora of tropical Asia Arecaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Dioecious plants {{palm-stub