Kentiopsis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subtribe: | Archontophoenicinae |
Genus: |
Kentiopsis Brongn. |
Synonyms | |
Mackeea H.E.Moore |
Mackeea H.E.Moore
Kentiopsis is a genus of palm trees endemic to New Caledonia. Relationships between Kentiopsis and the other genera of subtribe Archontophoenicinae, including the Australian Archontophoenix and the New Caledonia endemic Chambeyronia and Actinokentia are unresolved.
It contains four known species: