Drymophloeus

Drymophloeus
Drymophloeus oliviformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Arecoideae
Tribe:	Areceae
Subtribe:	Ptychospermatinae
Genus:	Drymophloeus Zipp.
Synonyms[1]
Coleospadix Becc. Saguaster Kuntze Rehderophoenix Burret

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

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