Drymophloeus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Areceae
Subtribus: Ptychospermatinae
Genus: Drymophloeus
Species: D. litigiosus – D. oliviformis – D. whitmeeanus
Name

Drymophloeus Zipp., Alg. Konst- Lett.-Bode 1: 297 (1829)

Type species: Drymophloeus oliviformis (Giseke) Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 314 (1849)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Coleospadix Becc., Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 2: 90 (1885)
Saguaster Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 734 (1891)
Rehderophoenix Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 86 (1936)

References

Zippelius, A. (1829) Algemene Konst- en Letter-Bode 1829(19): 297.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Drymophloeus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Drymophloeus. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 15 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Drymophloeus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Nov. 2015.

Drymophloeus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is native to New Guinea and nearby islands in Samoa and Maluku.[1][2]

It contains the following species:[1]

Drymophloeus litigiosus (Becc.) H.E.Moore - New Guinea, Maluku
Drymophloeus oliviformis (Giseke) Mart. - New Guinea, Maluku
Drymophloeus whitmeeanus Becc. - Samoa

formerly included

Drymophloeus lepidotus H.E.Moore = Veitchia lepidota (H.E.Moore) C.Lewis & Zona - Solomon Islands
Drymophloeus subdistichus (H.E.Moore) H.E.Moore = Veitchia subdisticha (H.E.Moore) C.Lewis & Zona - Solomon Islands

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.