Archontophoenix

taxobox
name = "Archontophoenix"

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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 eastern Australia. 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" Dowe

Classification

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"]