Ponapea: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Ponapea
Species
Scientific Name
Ponapea

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Ponapea

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.

  • Ponapea hentyi (Essig) C.Lewis & Zona - New Britain
  • Ponapea hosinoi Kaneh. - Pohnpei
  • Ponapea ledermanniana Becc. - Caroline Islands
  • Ponapea palauensis Kaneh. - Palau
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