Ponapea

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Ponapea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Areceae
Subtribe: Ptychospermatinae
Genus: Ponapea
Becc.
Type species
Ponapea ledermanniana
Becc.

Ponapea is a genus of palms which is native to certain islands in the western Pacific. The genus consists of four species, and has often been considered to be part of the genus Ptychosperma . Three of the species are endemic to the Caroline Islands, the fourth to the Bismarck Archipelago. [1]

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