Clinosperma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
Tribe: | Areceae |
Subtribe: | Clinospermatinae |
Genus: | Clinosperma Becc., 1920 |
Synonyms[1] | |
Brongniartikentia Becc. |
Clinosperma is a palm tree genus in the family Arecaceae.
The genus has 4 known species, all endemic to the Island of New Caledonia, in the Melanesia bioregion of the southwestern Pacific Ocean.[1][2] Its closest relative is Cyphokentia,[3] also endemic to New Caledonia, and the sole other genus of the subtribe Clinospermatinae.