Caryoteae Explained
Caryoteae is a tribe in the palm family Arecaceae,[1] [2] distributed across Southeast Asia, from southern India and Sri Lanka east to Vanuatu and northernmost Queensland, Australia. It was long considered a member of subfamily Arecoideae on the basis of its inflorescences, which resemble those of tribe Iriarteeae, and the flowers arranged in triads (two male flowers with a central female flower), which are common across Arecoideae.[3] However, phylogenetic studies based on DNA repeatedly link Caryoteae to subfamily Coryphoideae. Caryoteae do have leaves with induplicate folds, a feature found in most Coryphoid palms, but unlike most Coryphoideae, the leaves are pinnate (Arenga, Wallichia) or bipinnate (Caryota).[4] [5] Phoenix is the only other Coryphoid genus with induplicate, pinnate leaves.
Genera
It contains three genera:
Notes and References
- Baker. William J.. Dransfield. John. 2016. Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. en. 182. 2. 207–233. 10.1111/boj.12401. free.
- Book: Genera Palmarum: The Evolution and Classification of Palms. John. Dransfield. Natalie W.. Uhl. Conny B.. Asmussen. William J.. Baker. Madeline M.. Harley. Carl E.. Lewis. 2008. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 978-1-84246-182-2.
- Book: Uhl, Natalie W.. Genera Palmarum: a classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore Jr.. Dransfield. John. The L. H. Bailey Hortorium and the International Palm Society. 1987. 9780935868302. Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A..
- Dransfield. John. Uhl. Natalie W.. Asmussen. Conny B.. Baker. William J.. Harley. Madeline M.. Lewis. Carl E.. 2005. A new phylogenetic classification of the palm family, Arecaceae. Kew Bulletin. 60. 559–569. ResearchGate.
- Book: Dransfield, John. Genera Palmarum: The Evolution and Classification of Palms. Uhl. Natalie W.. Asmussen. Conny B.. Baker. William J.. Harley. Madeline M.. Lewis. Carl E.. International Palm Society. 2014. 978-1842461822.