Heterospathe

Heterospathe
Heterospathe elata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Areceae
Genus: Heterospathe
Scheff.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Ptychandra Scheff.
  • Barkerwebbia Becc.
  • Alsmithia H.E.Moore

Heterospathe is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in Oceania, where it is called sagisi palm. With 39 species, Heterospathe is named from a Greek combination of "various" and "spathe", which describes the two distinct bract types.

  1. ^ Scheffer, Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 1:141. 1876 Type:H. elata
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference pansy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).