Archontophoenix

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| taxon = Archontophoenix

| authority = H.Wendl. & Drude

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| synonyms = Loroma O.F.Cook

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Archontophoenix is a plant genus comprising six palm species that are native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. They are tall, slender and unbranched. Relationships between Archontophoenix and the other genera of subtribe Archontophoenicinae, including the New Caledonia endemic Actinokentia, Chambeyronia and Kentiopsis are unresolved.{{R|BJLS}}

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

Subfamily: Arecoideae; Tribe: Areceae; Subtribe: Archontophoenicinae. There are four other genera in the subtribe Archontophoenicinae, namely Actinokentia, Actinorhytis, Chambeyronia, Kentiopsis.

References

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{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:31093-1 |title=Archontophoenix H.Wendl. & Drude |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=15 March 2023}}

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.

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External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070829235922/http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Archontophoenix/overview.html Palm & Cycad Society of Australia: Archontophoenix]
Jones, D.L. 1995. Palms Throughout the World, Reed Books, Australia.
[https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/98684 Archontophoenix], Australian Plant Name Index, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government
[http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Archontophoenix PlantNET: New South Wales Flora Online: Genus Archontophoenix]

Category:Arecaceae genera

Category:Palms of Australia

Category:Taxa named by Carl Georg Oscar Drude

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