Basselinia
| Basselinia | |
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| Basselinia pancheri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Subtribe: | Basseliniinae |
| Genus: | Basselinia Vieill. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Basselinia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. The entire genus is endemic to the Island of New Caledonia in the Pacific.[1] In some (but not all) molecular phylogenetic analyses, Hedyscepe from Lord Howe Island is nested in Basselinia.[2]
List of species
[edit]Sixteen species are accepted as of June 2026:[3]
- Basselinia deplanchei (Brongn. & Gris) Vieill
- Basselinia eriostachys (Brongn.) Becc.
- Basselinia favieri H.E.Moore
- Basselinia glabrata Becc.
- Basselinia gracilis (Brongn. & Gris) Vieill.
- Basselinia humboldtiana (Brongn.) H.E.Moore
- Basselinia iterata H.E.Moore
- Basselinia moorei Pintaud & F.W.Stauffer
- Basselinia pancheri (Brongn. & Gris) Vieill
- Basselinia pendulina Hodel & Pierson
- Basselinia porphyrea H.E.Moore
- Basselinia pseudovelutina Hodel & Pierson
- Basselinia sordida H.E.Moore
- Basselinia tomentosa Becc.
- Basselinia velutina Becc.
- Basselinia vestita H.E.Moore
References
[edit]- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Baker, W. J., M. V. Norup, J. J. Clarkson, T. L. P. Couvreur, J. L. Dowe, C. E. Lewis, J. C. Pintaud, V. Savolainen, T. Wilmot, and M. W. Chase. (2011). Phylogenetic Relationships among Arecoid Palms (Arecaceae: Arecoideae). Annals of Botany 108 (8): 1417–32.
- ↑ "Basselinia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
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