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Veitchia

Araújo, Diogo;Alves, Marccus

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Veitchia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.

Species

PHYLUM

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
FamilyArecaceae
Native toFiji, Solomon Is., Vanuatu

Veitchia es un género con ocho especies de plantas con flores perteneciente a la familia de las palmeras (Arecaceae).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
44
With media
35
Family
Arecaceae
Collections
US, MO, NY, MEL, BRIT, BPBM
Recorded in
Philippines, United States, New Caledonia, Fiji, Brasil, Vanuatu

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Veitchia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.

It contains the following species, all native to islands in the Pacific Ocean (Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga and the Solomon Islands): Veitchia arecina Becc. - Vanuatu Veitchia filifera (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore - Fiji Veitchia joannis H.Wendl. (Joannis palm) - Fiji Veitchia lepidota (H.E.Moore) C.Lewis & Zona - Solomon Islands Veitchia metiti Becc. - Vanuatu Veitchia pachyclada (Burret) C.Lewis & Zona - Solomon Islands Veitchia simulans H.E.Moore - Fiji Veitchia spiralis H.Wendl. - Vanuatu Veitchia subdisticha (H.E.Moore) C.Lewis & Zona - Solomon Islands Veitchia vitiensis (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore - Fiji Veitchia winin H.E.Moore - Vanuatu

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