Physokentia Explained

Physokentia is a genus of flowering plant in the palm family, native to certain islands of the western Pacific.

Description

This genus contains the following species:^{[1] [2] [3]} The relationships between Physokentia and some other genera of the tribe Basseliniinae particularly the New Caledonia endemic Burretiokentia and Cyphophoenix are not clear.^[4]

List of species

• Physokentia avia H.E.Moore - Bismarck Archipelago
• Physokentia dennisii H.E.Moore - Solomon Islands
• Physokentia insolita H.E.Moore - Solomon Islands
• Physokentia petiolata (Burret) D.Fuller - Fiji
• Physokentia tete (Becc.) Becc. - Vanuatu
• Physokentia thurstonii (Becc.) Becc. - Vanuatu
• Physokentia whitmorei H.E.Moore - Solomon Islands

Notes and References

1. Web site: Physokentia Becc., Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat. Pisa, Mem. 44: 152 (1934).. Kew Science. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). January 22, 2020.
2. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
3. Pintaud, J.-C. & Baker, W.J. (2008). A revision of the palm genera (Arecaceae) of New Caledonia. Kew Bulletin 63: 61-73.
4. Baker, W. J., M. V. Norup, J. J. Clarkson, T. L. P. Couvreur, J. L. Dowe, C. E. Lewis, J. C. Pintaud, V. Savolainen, T. Wilmot, and M. W. Chase. (2011). Phylogenetic Relationships among Arecoid Palms (Arecaceae: Arecoideae). Annals of Botany 108 (8): 1417–32.