Veitchia

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: Veitchia
Species: V. arecina – V. filifera – V. joannis – V. lepidota – V. metiti – V. pachyclada – V. simulans – V. spiralis – V. subdisticha – V. vitiensis – V. winin
Name

Veitchia H.Wendl. in B.Seemann, Fl. Vit.: 270 (1868), nom. cons.

Type species: Veitchia joannis H.Wendl. in B.Seemann, Fl. Vit.: 271 (1868)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Vitiphoenix Becc., Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 2: 91 (1885)
Kajewskia Guillaumin, J. Arnold Arbor. 13: 113 (1932)

References

Wendland, H. (1868) Flora Vitiensis 270. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Veitchia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 11. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Veitchia. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 11 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Veitchia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Nov. 2015.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Veitchia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Veitchia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.[2][3]

It contains the following species, all native to islands in the Pacific Ocean (Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga and the Solomon Islands):[1]

Veitchia arecina Becc. - Vanuatu
Veitchia filifera (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore - Fiji
Veitchia joannis H.Wendl. (Joannis palm) - Fiji
Veitchia lepidota (H.E.Moore) C.Lewis & Zona - Solomon Islands
Veitchia metiti Becc. - Vanuatu
Veitchia pachyclada (Burret) C.Lewis & Zona - Solomon Islands
Veitchia simulans H.E.Moore - Fiji
Veitchia spiralis H.Wendl. - Vanuatu
Veitchia subdisticha (H.E.Moore) C.Lewis & Zona - Solomon Islands
Veitchia vitiensis (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore - Fiji
Veitchia winin H.E.Moore - Vanuatu

From 1957 to 2008, the Adonidia genus had been merged into Veitchia until being returned to its original status as a separate genus. This is the origin of the Veitchia merrillii name.[4]
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Veitchia
Hermann A. Wendland in Berthold Carl Seemann. 1868. Flora Vitiensis 270, Veitchia.
Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. 2005. World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
https://www.researchgate.net/ [bare URL PDF]