Biology:Podococcus

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Short description: Genus of palms

Podococcus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Podococceae
Genus: Podococcus
G. Mann & H. Wendl.

Podococcus is a genus of palms found in tropical Africa. It includes two recognized species:[1][2][3]

  • Podococcus acaulis Hua - Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville
  • Podococcus barteri G. Mann & H. Wendl. - Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Cabinda, Zaire

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. van Valkenburg, J.L.C.H. & Sunderland, T.C.H. (2008). A revision of the genus Podococcus (Arecaceae). Kew Bulletin 63: 251-260.
  3. Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

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