Cyrtostachys

Cyrtostachys
Cyrtostachys renda (lipstick palm)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Arecoideae
Tribe:	Areceae
Genus:	Cyrtostachys Blume

Young Cyrtostachys renda

Cyrtostachys is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. Its species are found in southeast Asia, New Guinea, and in some of the South-Central and Southwest Pacific island habitats of the Oceanian realm.[1][2][3]

Species:

• Cyrtostachys bakeri Heatubun - Papua New Guinea
• Cyrtostachys barbata Heatubun - western New Guinea
• Cyrtostachys elegans Burret - central New Guinea
• Cyrtostachys excelsa Heatubun - western New Guinea
• Cyrtostachys glauca H.E.Moore - Papua New Guinea
• Cyrtostachys loriae Becc. - Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago
• Cyrtostachys renda Blume - Red candle-wax palm - Thailand, Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra

References

1. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew".
2. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
3. Heatubun, C.D., Baker, W.J., Mogea, J.P., Harley, M.M., Tjitrosoedirdjo, S.S. & Dransfield, J. (2009). A monograph of Cyrtostachys (Arecaceae). Kew Bulletin 64: 67-94.

External links

• ipni.org: International Plant Names Index