- Archontophoenix
taxobox
name = "Archontophoenix"
image_caption = "Archontophoenix alexandrae "
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Monocots
unranked_ordo =Commelinids
ordo =Arecales
familia =Arecaceae
genus = "Archontophoenix"
genus_authority =H.Wendl. &Drude |"Archontophoenix" is a plant
genus comprising six palm species that are native to easternAustralia . They are tall, slender and unbranched.Species include:
*"
Archontophoenix alexandrae " (F.Muell.) H.Wendl. & Drude - Alexandra Palm, King Palm
*"Archontophoenix cunninghamiana " H.Wendl. & Drude - Bangalow Palm, Piccabeen Palm
*"Archontophoenix maxima " Dowe
*"Archontophoenix myolensis " Dowe
*"Archontophoenix purpurea " Hodel & Dowe - Mount Lewis King Palm
*"Archontophoenix tuckeri " DoweClassification
Sub-family:
Arecoideae ; Tribe:Areceae ; Subtribe:Archontophoenicinae . There are six other genera in the subtribe Archontophoenicinae, namely "Actinokentia ", "Hedyscepe ", "Chambeyronia ", "Kentiopsis ", "Mackeea ", and "Rhopalostylis ".References
*Jones, D.L. 1995. "Palms Throughout the World", Reed Books, Australia.
* [http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=ARCHONTOPHOENIX Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra: "Archontophoenix"]
* [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Archontophoenix PlantNET: New South Wales Flora Online: Genus "Archontophoenix"]External links
* [http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Archontophoenix/overview.html Palm & Cycad Society of Australia: "Archontophoenix"]
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