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Genus of palms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[2] There are two species of palms in this genus. namely Bentinckia condapanna and Bentinckia nicobarica.
Bentinckia | |
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Bentinckia condapanna | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
Tribe: | Areceae |
Genus: | Bentinckia Berry ex Roxb. |
Synonyms[1] | |
Keppleria Mart. ex Endl. |
Bentinckia condapanna is endemic to southern Western Ghats, where it occurs in steep rocky slopes in montane rainforests.
Bentinckia nicobarica is restricted to the lowland rainforest in the Nicobar Islands.