Chrysalidocarpus | |
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Fruit of Chrysalidocarpus lutescens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
Tribe: | Areceae |
Genus: | Chrysalidocarpus H.Wendl. |
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Chrysalidocarpus is a valid genus of African palms, family Arecaceae, first described by Hermann Wendland in 1878. [1] The native range of species in this genus includes the Comoros, Madagascar and Pemba Islands, but some have been naturalised elsewhere as ornamental plants. [2] Most species previously have been placed in the genus Dypsis , including the type species Chrysalidocarpus lutescens .
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