Rhopalostylidinae
Rhopalostylidinae | |
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Rhopalostylis baueri | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Arecoideae
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Tribe: | Areceae |
Subtribe: | Rhopalostylidinae |
Genera | |
Rhopalostylidinae is a botanical subtribe consisting of two genera of palms from Australia and New Zealand, Hedyscepe and Rhopalostylis.[1][2] These two genera were formerly included in Archontophoenicinae, to which they are morphologically similar (Dowe 2010:233), until a recent revision (Dransfield, Uhl et al., 2005).
Description
The palms in this subtribe are medium-sized palms, with well-developed, distinct
pinnate
leaves with generally short and massive petioles. The inflorescences are branched to two or three orders, with the prophyll and penduncular bracts similar (Uhl and Dransfield 1987:367).
Genera
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The leaves of Rhopalostylis tend to be held rigidly upright, especially in R. sapida from the northern North Island, making the palm somewhat resemble a feather duster. | |
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Some studies throw doubt on the inclusion of Hedyscepe as a member of the Rhopalostylidinae. In some (but not all) molecular phylogenetic analyses, Hedyscepe is nested in the New Caledonia endemic Basselinia.[3] |
References
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- ISBN 978-1-84246-182-2.
- PMID 21325340.
- Dransfield, John; Uhl, Natalie W; Asmussen, Conny B; Baker, William J; Harley, Madeline M; Lewis, Carl E (2005). "A new phylogenetic classification of the palm family, Arecaceae". Kew Bulletin. 60.
- Dowe, John Leslie (2010). Australian Palms: Biogeography, Ecology And Systematics. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing.
- Norup, Maria Vibe; John Dransfield; Mark W. Chase; Anders S. Barfod; Edwino S. Fernando; William J. Baker (2006). "Homoplasious character combinations and generic delimitation: a case study from the Indo-Pacific arecoid palms (Arecaceae: Areceae)" (PDF). American Journal of Botany. 93 (7): 1065–1080. PMID 21642171. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- Uhl, Natalie W; Dransfield, John (1987). Genera Palmarum - A classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore. Lawrence, Kansas: Allen Press. ISBN 978-0-935868-30-2.