Archontophoenicinae

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Archontophoenicinae
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Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Areceae
Subtribe: Archontophoenicinae
J.Dransf. & N.W.Uhl
Genera

Archontophoenicinae is a botanical subtribe consisting of four genera of palms, [1] [2] namely Archontophoenix from Queensland and New South Wales and Actinokentia , Chambeyronia and Kentiopsis from New Caledonia. [3] [4] Phylogenetic relationships between the four genera are unresolved. [5]

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Description

The palms in this subtribe are medium-sized palms, with well-developed, distinct crownshafts and strictly pinnate leaves with generally short and massive petioles. The inflorescences are branched to two or three orders, with the prophyll and penduncular bracts similar. The subtribe is homogenous compared to other subtribes of the Areceae. All the genera have more than six stamens. The New Caledonian genera have distinctive leaf anatomy and may share a common ancestor (Uhl and Dransfield 1987:367).

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Hyphaenieae is a subtribe of plants in the family Arecaceae found mostly in Madagascar and mainland Africa. Genera in the subtribe, all of which are monotypic, are:

Lataniieae is a subtribe of plants in the family Arecaceae. Genera in the subtribe are:

Bactridinae is a subtribe of plants in the family Arecaceae found in the New World. Genera in the subtribe are:

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Genera Palmarum is a botany reference book that gives a detailed overview of the systematic biology of the palm family (Arecaceae). The first edition of Genera Palmarum was published in 1987. The second edition was published in 2008, with a reprint published in 2014. Genera Palmarum is currently the most detailed monograph on palm taxonomy and systematics.

References

References

  1. Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (2): 207–233. doi: 10.1111/boj.12401 .
  2. Dransfield, John; Uhl, Natalie W.; Asmussen, Conny B.; Baker, William J.; Harley, Madeline M.; Lewis, Carl E. (2008). Genera Palmarum: The Evolution and Classification of Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN   978-1-84246-182-2.
  3. Some sources include the genus Mackeea in Archontophoenicinae. This is a synonym of Kentiopsis.
  4. Two other genera, Hedyscepe from Lord Howe Island and Rhopalostylis from Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Zealand (including the Kermadec Islands) were formerly included in this subtribe, but have now been separated out to form the subtribe Rhopalostylidinae (Dransfield, Uhl et al., 2005).
  5. Domenech, B., C. B. Asmussen-Lange, W. J. Baker, E. Alapetite, J. C. Pintaud, and S. Nadot. (2014) A Phylogenetic Analysis of Palm Subtribe Archontophoenicinae (Arecaceae) Based on 14 DNA Regions.” Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 175 (4): 469–81.