Ponapea

Genus of palms

Ponapea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Areceae
Subtribe: Ptychospermatinae
Genus: Ponapea
Becc.
Type species
Ponapea ledermanniana
Becc.

Ponapea is a genus of palms which is native to certain islands in the western Pacific. The genus consists of four species, and has often been considered to be part of the genus Ptychosperma. Three of the species are endemic to the Caroline Islands, the fourth to the Bismarck Archipelago.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Baker & Dransfield (2016) taxonomy
Calamoideae
Eugeissoneae
Lepidocaryeae
Calameae
NypoideaeCoryphoideae
Sabaleae
Cryosophileae
Phoeniceae
  • Phoenix
Trachycarpeae
Chuniophoeniceae
Caryoteae
Corypheae
Borasseae
CeroxyloideaeArecoideae
Iriarteeae
Chamaedoreeae
Cocoseae
Euterpeae
Geonomateae
Pelagodoxeae
Areceae
Taxon identifiers
Ponapea


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