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Ptychosperma

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Ptychosperma
Ptychosperma elegans
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: Ptychosperma
Labill.
Synonyms[1]
  • Seaforthia R.Br.
  • Actinophloeus (Becc.) Becc.
  • Romanowia Sander ex André
  • Strongylocaryum Burret

Ptychosperma is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. Most are native to Australia and/or New Guinea, with a few in the Solomon Islands and in Maluku Province of eastern Indonesia. Some have been cultivated abroad as house or garden plants, and reportedly naturalized in certain regions (Caribbean, Polynesia, Fiji, Florida,[1][2] Australia, New Guinea)[3]

Species

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It contains the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ^ "NParks | Ptychosperma macarthurii". www.nparks.gov.sg. Retrieved 2024-01-12.