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Bentinckia is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae. The genus is named after William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck a colonial governor general of British India. There are two species of palms in this genus. namely Bentinckia condapanna and Bentinckia nicobarica.

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  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderArecales
  5. FamilyArecaceae
Native toAndaman Is., India, Nicobar Is.

Bentinckia es un género con dos especies de plantas con flores perteneciente a la familia de las palmeras Arecaceae.​

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Bentinckia is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae. The genus is named after William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck a colonial governor general of British India. There are two species of palms in this genus. namely Bentinckia condapanna and Bentinckia nicobarica.

==Distribution== Bentinckia condapanna is endemic to southern Western Ghats, where it occurs in steep rocky slopes in montane rainforests.

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