Veitchia

Veitchia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.[2][3]

Veitchia
Veitchia spiralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Areceae
Subtribe: Ptychospermatinae
Genus: Veitchia
H.Wendl. in B.Seemann
Synonyms[1]
  • Vitiphoenix Becc.
  • Kajewskia Guillaumin

It contains the following species, all native to islands in the Pacific Ocean (Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga and the Solomon Islands):[1]

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.[4]

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