Bentinckia
| Bentinckia | |
|---|---|
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| Bentinckia condapanna | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae
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| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Genus: | Bentinckia Berry ex Roxb. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Keppleria Mart. ex Endl. | |
Bentinckia is a genus of
British India.[2] There are two species of palms in this genus. namely Bentinckia condapanna and Bentinckia nicobarica
.
Distribution
endemic to southern Western Ghats, where it occurs in steep rocky slopes in montane rainforests.
Bentinckia nicobarica is restricted to the lowland rainforest in the Nicobar Islands.
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Henderson, A (2009). "Palms of Southern Asia". The New York Botanical Garden. Princeton University Press. Princeton.
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