Archontophoenix

Archontophoenix
Archontophoenix alexandrae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Arecoideae
Tribe:	Areceae
Subtribe:	Archontophoenicinae
Genus:	Archontophoenix H.Wendl. & Drude
Synonyms[1]
Loroma O.F.Cook

Archontophoenix is a plant genus comprising six palm species that are native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. They are tall, slender and unbranched. Relationships between Archontophoenix and the other genera of subtribe Archontophoenicinae, including the New Caledonia endemic Actinokentia, Chambeyronia and Kentiopsis are unresolved.^[2]

Species include:

• Archontophoenix alexandrae (F.Muell.) H.Wendl. & Drude - Alexandra palm, king palm
• Archontophoenix cunninghamiana H.Wendl. & Drude - Bangalow palm, piccabeen palm
• Archontophoenix maxima Dowe
• Archontophoenix myolensis Dowe
• Archontophoenix purpurea Hodel & Dowe - Mount Lewis king palm
• Archontophoenix tuckeri Dowe

Classification

Subfamily: Arecoideae; Tribe: Areceae; Subtribe: Archontophoenicinae. There are four other genera in the subtribe Archontophoenicinae, namely Actinokentia, Actinorhytis, Chambeyronia, Kentiopsis.

References

External links

• Palm & Cycad Society of Australia: Archontophoenix
• Jones, D.L. 1995. Palms Throughout the World, Reed Books, Australia.
• Archontophoenix, Australian Plant Name Index, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government
• PlantNET: New South Wales Flora Online: Genus Archontophoenix

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Arecaceae genera

Baker & Dransfield (2016) taxonomy

Calamoideae

Eugeissoneae	Eugeissona
Lepidocaryeae	Oncocalamus Eremospatha Laccosperma Raphia Lepidocaryum Mauritia Mauritiella
Calameae	Korthalsia Eleiodoxa Salacca Metroxylon Pigafetta Plectocomia Myrialepis Plectocomiopsis Calamus

Nypoideae

• Nypa

Coryphoideae

Sabaleae	Sabal
Cryosophileae	Schippia Trithrinax Zombia Coccothrinax Hemithrinax Leucothrinax Thrinax Chelyocarpus Cryosophila Itaya Sabinaria
Phoeniceae	Phoenix
Trachycarpeae	Chamaerops Guihaia Trachycarpus Rhapidophyllum Maxburretia Rhapis Livistona Licuala Johannesteijsmannia Pholidocarpus Saribus Lanonia Acoelorraphe Serenoa Brahea Colpothrinax Copernicia Pritchardia Washingtonia
Chuniophoeniceae	Chuniophoenix Kerriodoxa Nannorrhops Tahina
Caryoteae	Caryota Arenga
Corypheae	Corypha
Borasseae	Bismarckia Satranala Hyphaene Medemia Latania Lodoicea Borassodendron Borassus

Ceroxyloideae

• Pseudophoenix
• Ceroxylon
• Juania
• Oraniopsis
• Ravenea
• Ammandra
• Aphandra
• Phytelephas

Arecoideae

• Podococcus
• Orania
• Sclerosperma
• Roystonea
• Reinhardtia
• Manicaria
• Hyospathe
• Leopoldinia

Iriarteeae	Iriartella Dictyocaryum Iriartea Socratea Wettinia
Chamaedoreeae	Hyophorbe Wendlandiella Synechanthus Chamaedorea Gaussia
Cocoseae	Beccariophoenix Jubaeopsis Voanioala Allagoptera Attalea Butia Cocos Jubaea Syagrus Parajubaea Acrocomia Astrocaryum Aiphanes Bactris Desmoncus Barcella Elaeis
Euterpeae	Euterpe Prestoea Neonicholsonia Oenocarpus
Geonomateae	Welfia Pholidostachys Calyptrogyne Calyptronoma Asterogyne Geonoma
Pelagodoxeae	Pelagodoxa Sommieria
Areceae	Actinorhytis Archontophoenix Actinokentia Chambeyronia Kentiopsis Areca Nenga Pinanga Basselinia Burretiokentia Cyphophoenix Cyphosperma Lepidorrhachis Physokentia Carpoxylon Satakentia Neoveitchia Cyphokentia Clinosperma Dypsis Lemurophoenix Marojejya Masoala Calyptrocalyx Linospadix Howea Laccospadix Oncosperma Deckenia Acanthophoenix Tectiphiala Ptychosperma Ponapea Adonidia Balaka Veitchia Carpentaria Wodyetia Drymophloeus Normanbya Brassiophoenix Ptychococcus Jailoloa Manjekia Wallaceodoxa Rhopalostylis Hedyscepe Nephrosperma Phoenicophorium Roscheria Verschaffeltia Bentinckia Clinostigma Cyrtostachys Dictyosperma Dransfieldia Heterospathe Hydriastele Iguanura Loxococcus Rhopaloblaste

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