Biology:Elaeidinae

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Short description: Tribe of palms

Elaeidinae
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Cocoseae
Subtribe: Elaeidinae

Elaeidinae is a subtribe of plants in the family Arecaceae found in tropical South America and Africa.[1] Genera in the subtribe are:[2]

  • Barcella – northern Brazil; monotypic genus
  • Elaeis – Africa, northern South America

See also

References

  1. 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. 
  2. Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics" (in en). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 182 (2): 207–233. doi:10.1111/boj.12401. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q108324860 entry