Mauritiinae

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Calamoideae
Tribus: Lepidocaryeae
Subtribus: Mauritiinae
Genera: Lepidocaryum – Mauritia – Mauritiella
Name

Mauritiinae Meisn. Pl. Vasc. Gen. 265. (1842)

Mauritia L.f., Suppl. Pl. 70, 454. (1782)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Lepidocaryinae Griseb., Fl. Brit. W.I. [Grisebach] 515. (1864)

References

Meisner, C.D.F. 1842. Plantarum vascularium genera secundum ordines ... 265. BHL
Dransfield, J., Uhl, N.W., Asmussen, C.B., Baker, W.J., Harley, M.M. & Lewis, C.E. 2005. A New Phylogenetic Classification of the Palm Family, Arecaceae. Kew Bulletin 60 (4): 559–569. JSTOR Stable PDF. Reference page.
Dransfield, J., Uhl, N.W., Asmussen, C.B., Baker, W.J., Harley, M.M. & Lewis, C.E. 2008. Genera palmarum: The Evolution and Classification of Palms. Kew Publishing: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 9781842461822 Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2015. Mauritiinae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Oct. 2015.

Mauritiinae is a subtribe of plants in the family Arecaceae found in northern South America.[1] Genera in the subtribe are:[2]

Lepidocaryum
Mauritia
Mauritiella

See also

List of Arecaceae genera

References

Dransfield, John; Uhl, Natalie W.; Asmussen, Conny B.; Baker, William J.; Harley, Madeline M.; Lewis, Carl E. (2008). Genera Palmarum: The Evolution and Classification of Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-182-2.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (2): 207–233. doi:10.1111/boj.12401.