Archontophoenix

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms > Monocots > Arecales > Arecaceae > Archontophoenix

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Plant  information

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• They are tall, slender and unbranched

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• Palm

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Distribution:                  

• Native to NSW and Queensland in eastern Australia

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• Australia:      6

Additional notes:     

• Species include:

  • Archontophoenix alexandrae - Alexandra palm, king palm

  • Archontophoenix cunninghamiana - Bangalow palm, piccabeen palm

  • Archontophoenix maxima 

  • Archontophoenix myolensis 

  • Archontophoenix purpurea - Mount Lewis king palm

  • Archontophoenix tuckeri Dowe

• Classification

  • Subfamily: Arecoideae; Tribe: Areceae; Subtribe: Archontophoenicinae

  • There are four other genera in the subtribe Archontophoenicinae, namely Actinokentia, Actinorhytis, Chambeyronia, Kentiopsis

  • Relationships between Archontophoenix and the other genera of subtribe Archontophoenicinae, including the New Caledonia endemic Actinokentia, Chambeyronia and Kentiopsis are unresolved

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archontophoenix (Jan 2024)