Veitchia: taxon details and analytics

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

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Veitchia

Veitchia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.

It contains the following species, all native to islands in the Pacific Ocean (Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga and the Solomon Islands):

  • Veitchia arecina Becc. - Vanuatu
  • Veitchia filifera (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore - Fiji
  • Veitchia joannis H.Wendl. (Joannis palm) - Fiji
  • Veitchia lepidota (H.E.Moore) C.Lewis & Zona - Solomon Islands
  • Veitchia metiti Becc. - Vanuatu
  • Veitchia pachyclada (Burret) C.Lewis & Zona - Solomon Islands
  • Veitchia simulans H.E.Moore - Fiji
  • Veitchia spiralis H.Wendl. - Vanuatu
  • Veitchia subdisticha (H.E.Moore) C.Lewis & Zona - Solomon Islands
  • Veitchia vitiensis (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore - Fiji
  • Veitchia winin H.E.Moore - Vanuatu

From 1957 to 2008, the Adonidia genus had been merged into Veitchia until being returned to its original status as a separate genus. This is the origin of the Veitchia merrillii name.

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Veitchia in languages:

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