Lepidocaryeae

Lepidocaryeae
Mauritia flexuosa captured in Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Calamoideae
Tribe:	Lepidocaryeae

Lepidocaryeae is a tribe of plants in the family Arecaceae. Subtribes and genera in the tribe are:[1][2]

• Subtribe Ancistrophyllinae – Africa
  • Oncocalamus – Central Africa
  • Eremospatha – Africa
  • Laccosperma – Africa
• Subtribe Raphiinae
  • Raphia – Africa, Madagascar, parts of South America
• Subtribe Mauritiinae – northern South America
  • Lepidocaryum – central Amazon basin
  • Mauritia – northern South America
  • Mauritiella – northern South America

See also

• List of Arecaceae genera

References

1. Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (2): 207–233. doi:10.1111/boj.12401.
2. Dransfield, John; Uhl, Natalie W.; Asmussen, Conny B.; Baker, William J.; Harley, Madeline M.; Lewis, Carl E. (2008). Genera Palmarum: The Evolution and Classification of Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-182-2.

External links

Data related to Lepidocaryeae at Wikispecies