List of Arecaceae genera

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This is a list of all the genera in the botanical family Arecaceae, the palm family, based on Baker & Dransfield (2016),{{Cite journal|last1=Baker|first1=William J.|last2=Dransfield|first2=John|date=2016|title=Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics|journal=Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society|language=en|volume=182|issue=2|pages=207–233|doi=10.1111/boj.12401|doi-access=free}} which is a revised listing of genera given in the 2008 edition of Genera Palmarum.{{cite book|title=Genera Palmarum: The Evolution and Classification of Palms|first1=John|last1=Dransfield|first2=Natalie W.|last2=Uhl|first3=Conny B.|last3=Asmussen|first4=William J.|last4=Baker|first5=Madeline M.|last5=Harley|first6=Carl E.|last6=Lewis|year=2008|publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|isbn=978-1-84246-182-2}}

Taxonomy

This is a list of all the genera in the botanical family Arecaceae, the palm family, arranged by tribes and subtribes within the family.

Genera Palmarum (2008) lists 183 genera. Lanonia, Saribus, and the monotypic genera Jailoloa, Wallaceodoxa, Manjekia,{{cite journal |title=Three new genera of arecoid palm (Arecaceae) from eastern Malesia |year=2014 |last1=Heatubun |first1=Charlie D. |last2=Zona |first2=Scott |last3=Baker |first3=William J. |journal=Kew Bulletin |volume=69 |issue=3 |page=9525 |doi=10.1007/s12225-014-9525-x |bibcode=2014KewBu..69.9525H |s2cid=24848021 }} and Sabinaria, which were described after 2008, have also been included below. Ceratolobus, Daemonorops, Pogonotium, Wallichia, Lytocaryum, and the monotypic genera Retispatha, Pritchardiopsis, and Solfia have since been removed from Genera Palmarum (2008) as obsolete genera. This brings the total number of genera to 181 as of 2016.

Phylogenetic tree of Arecaceae.{{cite journal |title=A plastid phylogenomic framework for the palm family Arecaceae |date=2023 |doi=10.1186/s12915-023-01544-y |doi-access=free |last1=Yao |first1=Gang |last2=Zhang |first2=Yu-Qu |last3=Barrett |first3=Craig |last4=Xue |first4=Bine |last5=Bellot |first5=Sidonie |last6=Baker |first6=William J. |last7=Ge |first7=Xue-Jun |journal=BMC Biology |volume=21 |issue=1 |page=50 |pmid=36882831 |pmc=9993706 }}

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Tribe Eugeissoneae
Eugeissona – Borneo, Malay Peninsula
Tribe Lepidocaryeae – Africa and South America
Subtribe Ancistrophyllinae – Africa
Oncocalamus – Central Africa
Eremospatha – Africa
Laccosperma – Africa
Subtribe Raphiinae
Raphia – Africa, Madagascar, parts of South America
Subtribe Mauritiinae – northern South America
Lepidocaryum – central Amazon basin; monotypic genus
Mauritia – northern South America
Mauritiella – northern South America
Tribe Calameae – Africa and Asia
Subtribe Korthalsiinae
Korthalsia – Malesia, New Guinea, Indochina
Subtribe Salaccinae – Malesia, Indochina
Eleiodoxa – Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo; monotypic genus
Salacca – Malesia, Indochina
Subtribe Metroxylinae
Metroxylon – New Guinea, Melanesia
Subtribe Pigafettinae
Pigafetta – Sulawesi, Moluccas and New Guinea
Subtribe Plectocomiinae – Malesia, Indochina
Plectocomia – Malesia, Indochina
Myrialepis – Malesia, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra; monotypic genus
Plectocomiopsis – Malesia, Indochina
Subtribe Calaminae – Africa, Asia
Calamus – Africa, Asia

Obsolete genera:

Calospatha (synonym of Calamus){{Cite POWO|title=Calamus L..|id=325996-2|access-date=2024-03-21|mode=cs1}} – Malay Peninsula
Daemonorops (syn. of Calamus) – Malesia, Indochina
Ceratolobus (syn. of Calamus) – Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Pogonotium (syn. of Calamus) – northern Borneo

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Tribe Sabaleae
Sabal – Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico
Tribe Cryosophileae – Americas
Schippia – Guatemala and Belize; monotypic genus
Trithrinax – south-central South America
Zombia – Hispaniola; monotypic genus
Coccothrinax – Caribbean
Hemithrinax – Cuba
Leucothrinax – northern Caribbean; monotypic genus
Thrinax – Caribbean and Central America
Chelyocarpus – Peru and nearby
Cryosophila – Central America
Itaya – Amazon basin; monotypic genus
Sabinaria – Colombia and Panama; monotypic genus
Tribe Phoeniceae
Phoenix – Africa and Asia
Tribe Trachycarpeae
Subtribe Rhapidinae
Chamaerops – Mediterranean; monotypic genus
Guihaia – Vietnam and China
Trachycarpus – southern China, northern Indochina, Himalayas
Rhapidophyllum – Florida; monotypic genus
Maxburretia – Malay Peninsula
Rhapis – Indochina, Aceh
Subtribe Livistoninae
Livistona – Indomalaya, Australasia, Gulf of Aden
Licuala – Indochina, Malesia, Melanesia
Johannesteijsmannia – Malay Peninsula and nearby parts of Sumatra and Borneo
Pholidocarpus – Malaysia, northern Indonesia
Saribus – Malesia, New Guinea, Island Melanesia
Lanonia – southern China, Indochina, Java
Unplaced members of Trachycarpeae
Acoelorraphe – Central America, Cuba, Bahamas, Florida; monotypic genus
Serenoa – Florida, US Gulf Coast except Texas; monotypic genus
Brahea – Mexico, Central America
Colpothrinax – Central America, Cuba
Copernicia – Greater Antilles, South America
Pritchardia – Polynesia
Washingtonia – Baja California, Colorado River region
Tribe Chuniophoeniceae
Chuniophoenix – Vietnam, southern China
Kerriodoxa – southern Thailand; monotypic genus
Nannorrhops – SE Arabia, SE Iran, SW Pakistan; monotypic genus
Tahina – NW Madagascar; monotypic genus
Tribe Caryoteae – Indomalaya, Australasia
Caryota – Indomalaya, Australasia
Arenga – Indomalaya, Australasia
Tribe Corypheae
Corypha – Indomalaya, Australasia
Tribe Borasseae – Africa and Asia
Subtribe Hyphaenieae – Africa, Indian Ocean
Bismarckia – W Madagascar; monotypic genus
Satranala – NE Madagascar; monotypic genus
Hyphaene – Africa, Indian Ocean
Medemia – Upper Nile (Sudan, Egypt); monotypic genus
Subtribe Lataniieae – Africa and Asia
Latania – Mascarenes
Lodoicea – Seychelles; monotypic genus
Borassodendron – Malay Peninsula, Borneo
Borassus – Africa and Asia

Obsolete genera:

Pritchardiopsis – New Caledonia
Wallichia – Indochina, Himalayas; accepted by Plants of the World Online {{As of|2024|April|lc=yes}}{{Cite POWO|title=Wallichia Roxb..|id=31556-1|access-date=2024-04-23|mode=cs1}}

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Tribe Cyclospatheae
Pseudophoenix – Greater Antilles and nearby
Tribe Ceroxyleae
Ceroxylon – northern Andes
Juania – Juan Fernández Islands; monotypic genus
Oraniopsis – Queensland; monotypic genus
Ravenea – Madagascar and Comoros
Tribe Phytelepheae – NW South America, Panama, Costa Rica
Ammandra – Colombia, Ecuador; monotypic genus
Aphandra – western Amazon basin; monotypic genus
Phytelephas – NW South America, Panama, Costa Rica

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Tribe Iriarteeae – northern South America
Iriartella – northern South America
Dictyocaryum – northern Andes, parts of Amazons
Iriartea – NW South America, Central America; monotypic genus
Socratea – northern South America, Central America
Wettinia – NW South America
Tribe Chamaedoreeae – Americas, Mascarenes
Hyophorbe – Mascarenes
Wendlandiella – Peruvian Amazon
Synechanthus – Central America, Colombia, Ecuador
Chamaedorea – Central America, NW South America
Gaussia – Mexico, Belize, Cuba
Tribe Podococceae
Podococcus – Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
Tribe Oranieae
Orania – Malesia, New Guinea, Madagascar
Tribe Sclerospermeae
Sclerosperma – Central Africa
Tribe Roystoneeae
Roystonea – Caribbean
Tribe Reinhardtieae
Reinhardtia – Central America
Tribe Cocoseae
Subtribe Attaleinae
Beccariophoenix – Madagascar
Jubaeopsis – South Africa; monotypic genus
Voanioala – NE Madagascar; monotypic genus
Allagoptera – Central South America
Attalea – Americas
Butia – SE South America
Cocos – cosmopolitan; monotypic genus
Jubaea – Chile; monotypic genus
Syagrus – South America
Parajubaea – Andes
Subtribe Bactridinae – Americas
Acrocomia – Americas
Astrocaryum – Americas
Aiphanes – NW South America, Caribbean
Bactris – South America, Central America, Caribbean
Desmoncus – South America, Central America
Subtribe Elaeidinae
Barcella – northern Brazil; monotypic genus
Elaeis – Africa, northern South America
Tribe Manicarieae
Manicaria – northern South America
Tribe Euterpeae – South America, Central America, Caribbean
Hyospathe – northern South America
Euterpe – South America, Central America
Prestoea – northern South America, Caribbean
Neonicholsonia – Central America; monotypic genus
Oenocarpus – South America
Tribe Geonomateae – Americas
Welfia – Central America, Colombia, Ecuador
Pholidostachys – NW South America, Panama, Costa Rica
Calyptrogyne – Central America
Calyptronoma – Greater Antilles
Asterogyne – northern South America, Central America
Geonoma – Americas
Tribe Leopoldinieae
Leopoldinia – Central Amazon basin
Tribe Pelagodoxeae – New Guinea, Oceania
Pelagodoxa – Marquesas Islands; monotypic genus
Sommieria – NW New Guinea; monotypic genus
Tribe Areceae – Malesia, Australasia, Madagascar
Subtribe Archontophoenicinae – New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia
Actinorhytis – New Guinea; monotypic genus
Archontophoenix – eastern Australia
Actinokentia – New Caledonia
Chambeyronia – New Caledonia
Kentiopsis – New Caledonia
Subtribe Arecinae – Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea
Areca – Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea
Nenga – Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java
Pinanga – Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea
Subtribe Basseliniinae – Island Melanesia
Basselinia – New Caledonia
Burretiokentia – New Caledonia
Cyphophoenix – New Caledonia
Cyphosperma – New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji
Lepidorrhachis – Lord Howe Island; monotypic genus
Physokentia – Island Melanesia
Subtribe Carpoxylinae – Island Melanesia, Ryukyu Islands
Carpoxylon – northern Vanuatu; monotypic genus
Satakentia – Ryukyu Islands; monotypic genus
Neoveitchia – Vanuatu, Fiji
Subtribe Clinospermatinae – New Caledonia
Cyphokentia – New Caledonia
Clinosperma – New Caledonia
Subtribe Dypsidinae – Madagascar, Comoros
Dypsis – Madagascar, Comoros
Lemurophoenix – NE Madagascar; monotypic genus
Marojejya – E Madagascar
Masoala – E Madagascar
Subtribe Laccospadicinae – New Guinea, E Australia
Calyptrocalyx – New Guinea
Linospadix – New Guinea, E Australia
Howea – Lord Howe Island
Laccospadix – northern Queensland; monotypic genus
Subtribe Oncospermatinae – Malesia, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Mascarenes
Oncosperma – Malesia
Deckenia – Seychelles; monotypic genus
Acanthophoenix – Mascarenes
Tectiphiala – Mauritius; monotypic genus
Subtribe Ptychospermatinae – Australasia
Ptychosperma – New Guinea, northern Australia
Ponapea – Caroline Islands, Bismarcks
Adonidia – Palawan
Balaka – Fiji, Samoa
Veitchia – Vanuatu, Fiji
Carpentaria – Northern Territory; monotypic genus
Wodyetia – northern Queensland; monotypic genus
Drymophloeus – NW New Guinea, Bismarcks, Solomon Islands, Samoa
Normanbya – northern Queensland; monotypic genus
Brassiophoenix – Papua New Guinea
Ptychococcus – New Guinea
Jailoloa – Halmahera; monotypic genus
Manjekia – Biak; monotypic genus
Wallaceodoxa – Raja Ampat Islands; monotypic genus
Subtribe Rhopalostylidinae – New Zealand
Rhopalostylis – New Zealand, Chatham Islands, Norfolk Island, and Kermadec Islands
Hedyscepe – Lord Howe Island; monotypic genus
Subtribe Verschaffeltiinae – Seychelles
Nephrosperma – Seychelles; monotypic genus
Phoenicophorium – Seychelles; monotypic genus
Roscheria – Seychelles; monotypic genus
Verschaffeltia – Seychelles; monotypic genus
Unplaced members of Areceae
Bentinckia – South India, Nicobars
Clinostigma – western Oceania
Cyrtostachys – Malesia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands
Dictyosperma – Mascarenes; monotypic genus
Dransfieldia – West Papua; monotypic genus
Heterospathe – Philippines, New Guinea, Island Melanesia
Hydriastele – Australasia
Iguanura – Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Loxococcus – Sri Lanka; monotypic genus
Rhopaloblaste – New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Malay Peninsula, Nicobar Islands

Obsolete genera:

Lytocaryum – Brazil
Solfia – Samoa

Geographical distributions

Below are geographical distributions of all the genera in the botanical family Arecaceae, following the 2008 edition of Genera Palmarum (pp. 647–650).

Islands and archipelagos with large numbers of endemic genera include New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Seychelles, and the Mascarenes.