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==Taxonomy== This is a list of all the [[genus|genera]] in the botanical family [[Arecaceae]], the palm family, arranged by [[tribe (biology)|tribes]] and [[subtribe]]s within the family.<ref name="BeyondGP2"/> ''[[Genera Palmarum]]'' (2008) lists 183 genera.<ref name="GP2008"/> ''[[Lanonia]]'', ''[[Saribus]]'', and the monotypic genera ''[[Jailoloa]]'', ''[[Wallaceodoxa]]'', ''[[Manjekia]]'',<ref>{{cite journal |title=Three new genera of arecoid palm (Arecaceae) from eastern Malesia |year=2014 |last1=Heatubun |first1=Charlie D. |last2=Zona |first2=Scott |last3=Baker |first3=William J. |journal=Kew Bulletin |volume=69 |issue=3 |page=9525 |doi=10.1007/s12225-014-9525-x |bibcode=2014KewBu..69.9525H |s2cid=24848021 }}</ref> and ''[[Sabinaria]]'', which were described after 2008, have also been included below. ''Ceratolobus'', ''Daemonorops'', ''Pogonotium'', ''[[Wallichia]]'', ''Lytocaryum'', and the monotypic genera ''Retispatha'', ''Pritchardiopsis'', and ''Solfia'' have since been removed from ''Genera Palmarum'' (2008) as obsolete genera. This brings the total number of genera to 181 as of 2016.<ref name="BeyondGP2"/> Phylogenetic tree of Arecaceae.<ref>{{cite journal |title=A plastid phylogenomic framework for the palm family Arecaceae |date=2023 |doi=10.1186/s12915-023-01544-y |doi-access=free |last1=Yao |first1=Gang |last2=Zhang |first2=Yu-Qu |last3=Barrett |first3=Craig |last4=Xue |first4=Bine |last5=Bellot |first5=Sidonie |last6=Baker |first6=William J. |last7=Ge |first7=Xue-Jun |journal=BMC Biology |volume=21 |issue=1 |page=50 |pmid=36882831 |pmc=9993706 }}</ref> {{clade|style=font-size:100%;line-height:100% |label1=[[Arecaceae]] |1={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |label1=[[Arecoideae]] |1={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |1=[[Areceae]] |2=[[Euterpeae]] }} |2=[[Geonomateae]] }} |2=[[Manicarieae]] }} |2={{clade |1=[[Pelagodoxeae]] |2=[[Leopoldinieae]] }} }} |2={{clade |1={{clade |1=[[Cocoseae]] |2=[[Reinhardtieae]] }} |2=[[Roystoneeae]] }} }} |2={{clade |1={{clade |1=[[Podococceae]] |2=[[Sclerospermeae]] }} |2=[[Oranieae]] }} }} |2=[[Chamaedoreeae]] }} |2=[[Iriarteeae]] }} |label2=[[Ceroxyloideae]] |2={{clade |1={{clade |1=[[Phytelepheae]] |2=[[Cyclospatheae]] }} |2=[[Ceroxyleae]] }} }} |label2=[[Coryphoideae]] |2={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |1=[[Trachycarpeae]] |2=[[Phoeniceae]] }} |2={{clade |1=[[Sabaleae]] |2=[[Cryosophileae]] }} }} |2={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |1=[[Borasseae]] |2=[[Corypheae]] }} |2=[[Caryoteae]] }} |2=[[Chuniophoeniceae]] }} }} }} |2=[[Nypoideae]] }} |label2=[[Calamoideae]] |2={{clade |1={{clade |1=[[Calameae]] |2=[[Lepidocaryeae]] }} |2=[[Eugeissoneae]] }} }} }} ===Subfamily [[Calamoideae]]=== *Tribe [[Eugeissoneae]] **''[[Eugeissona]]'' β Borneo, Malay Peninsula *Tribe [[Lepidocaryeae]] β Africa and South America **Subtribe [[Ancistrophyllinae]] β Africa ***''[[Oncocalamus]]'' β Central Africa ***''[[Eremospatha]]'' β Africa ***''[[Laccosperma]]'' β Africa **Subtribe [[Raphiinae (plant)|Raphiinae]] ***''[[Raffia palm|Raphia]]'' β Africa, Madagascar, parts of South America **Subtribe [[Mauritiinae]] β northern South America ***''[[Lepidocaryum]]'' β central Amazon basin; monotypic genus ***''[[Mauritia]]'' β northern South America ***''[[Mauritiella]]'' β northern South America *Tribe [[Calameae]] β Africa and Asia **Subtribe [[Korthalsiinae]] ***''[[Korthalsia]]'' β Malesia, New Guinea, Indochina **Subtribe [[Salaccinae]] β Malesia, Indochina ***''[[Eleiodoxa]]'' β Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo; monotypic genus ***''[[Salacca]]'' β Malesia, Indochina **Subtribe [[Metroxylinae]] ***''[[Metroxylon]]'' β New Guinea, Melanesia **Subtribe [[Pigafettinae]] ***''[[Pigafetta]]'' β Sulawesi, Moluccas and New Guinea **Subtribe [[Plectocomiinae]] β Malesia, Indochina ***''[[Plectocomia]]'' β Malesia, Indochina ***''[[Myrialepis]]'' β Malesia, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra; monotypic genus ***''[[Plectocomiopsis]]'' β Malesia, Indochina **Subtribe [[Calaminae]] β Africa, Asia ***''[[Calamus (palm)|Calamus]]'' β Africa, Asia Obsolete genera: *''Calospatha'' (synonym of ''Calamus'')<ref name=POWO_325996-2>{{Cite POWO|title=''Calamus'' L..|id=325996-2|access-date=2024-03-21|mode=cs1}}</ref> β Malay Peninsula *''Daemonorops'' (syn. of ''Calamus'')<ref name=POWO_325996-2/> β Malesia, Indochina *''Ceratolobus'' (syn. of ''Calamus'')<ref name=POWO_325996-2/> β Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo *''Pogonotium'' (syn. of ''Calamus'')<ref name=POWO_325996-2/> β northern Borneo ===Subfamily [[Nypoideae]]=== *''[[Nypa fruticans|Nypa]]'' ===Subfamily [[Coryphoideae]]=== *Tribe [[Sabaleae]] **''[[Sabal]]'' β Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico *Tribe [[Cryosophileae]] β Americas **''[[Schippia]]'' β Guatemala and Belize; monotypic genus **''[[Trithrinax]]'' β south-central South America **''[[Zombia]]'' β Hispaniola; monotypic genus **''[[Coccothrinax]]'' β Caribbean **''[[Hemithrinax]]'' β Cuba **''[[Leucothrinax]]'' β northern Caribbean; monotypic genus **''[[Thrinax]]'' β Caribbean and Central America **''[[Chelyocarpus]]'' β Peru and nearby **''[[Cryosophila]]'' β Central America **''[[Itaya]]'' β Amazon basin; monotypic genus **''[[Sabinaria]]'' β Colombia and Panama; monotypic genus *Tribe [[Phoeniceae]] **''[[Phoenix (plant)|Phoenix]]'' β Africa and Asia *Tribe [[Trachycarpeae]] **Subtribe [[Rhapidinae]] ***''[[Chamaerops]]'' β Mediterranean; monotypic genus ***''[[Guihaia]]'' β Vietnam and China ***''[[Trachycarpus]]'' β southern China, northern Indochina, Himalayas ***''[[Rhapidophyllum]]'' β Florida; monotypic genus ***''[[Maxburretia]]'' β Malay Peninsula ***''[[Rhapis]]'' β Indochina, Aceh **Subtribe [[Livistoninae]] ***''[[Livistona]]'' β Indomalaya, Australasia, Gulf of Aden ***''[[Licuala]]'' β Indochina, Malesia, Melanesia ***''[[Johannesteijsmannia]]'' β Malay Peninsula and nearby parts of Sumatra and Borneo ***''[[Pholidocarpus]]'' β Malaysia, northern Indonesia ***''[[Saribus]]'' β Malesia, New Guinea, Island Melanesia ***''[[Lanonia]]'' β southern China, Indochina, Java **Unplaced members of [[Trachycarpeae]] ***''[[Acoelorraphe]]'' β Central America, Cuba, Bahamas, Florida; monotypic genus ***''[[Serenoa]]'' β Florida, US Gulf Coast except Texas; monotypic genus ***''[[Brahea]]'' β Mexico, Central America ***''[[Colpothrinax]]'' β Central America, Cuba ***''[[Copernicia]]'' β Greater Antilles, South America ***''[[Pritchardia]]'' β Polynesia ***''[[Washingtonia]]'' β Baja California, Colorado River region *Tribe [[Chuniophoeniceae]] **''[[Chuniophoenix]]'' β Vietnam, southern China **''[[Kerriodoxa]]'' β southern Thailand; monotypic genus **''[[Nannorrhops]]'' β SE Arabia, SE Iran, SW Pakistan; monotypic genus **''[[Tahina spectabilis|Tahina]]'' β NW Madagascar; monotypic genus *Tribe [[Caryoteae]] β Indomalaya, Australasia **''[[Caryota]]'' β Indomalaya, Australasia **''[[Arenga]]'' β Indomalaya, Australasia *Tribe [[Corypheae]] **''[[Corypha]]'' β Indomalaya, Australasia *Tribe [[Borasseae]] β Africa and Asia **Subtribe [[Hyphaenieae]] β Africa, Indian Ocean ***''[[Bismarckia]]'' β W Madagascar; monotypic genus ***''[[Satranala]]'' β NE Madagascar; monotypic genus ***''[[Hyphaene]]'' β Africa, Indian Ocean ***''[[Medemia]]'' β Upper Nile (Sudan, Egypt); monotypic genus **Subtribe [[Lataniieae]] β Africa and Asia ***''[[Latania]]'' β Mascarenes ***''[[Lodoicea]]'' β Seychelles; monotypic genus ***''[[Borassodendron]]'' β Malay Peninsula, Borneo ***''[[Borassus]]'' β Africa and Asia Obsolete genera: *''Pritchardiopsis'' β New Caledonia *''[[Wallichia]]'' β Indochina, Himalayas; accepted by [[Plants of the World Online]] {{As of|2024|April|lc=yes}}<ref name=POWO_31556-1>{{Cite POWO|title=''Wallichia'' Roxb..|id=31556-1|access-date=2024-04-23|mode=cs1}}</ref> ===Subfamily [[Ceroxyloideae]]=== *Tribe [[Cyclospatheae]] **''[[Pseudophoenix]]'' β Greater Antilles and nearby *Tribe [[Ceroxyleae]] **''[[Ceroxylon]]'' β northern Andes **''[[Juania]]'' β Juan FernΓ‘ndez Islands; monotypic genus **''[[Oraniopsis]]'' β Queensland; monotypic genus **''[[Ravenea]]'' β Madagascar and Comoros *Tribe [[Phytelepheae]] β NW South America, Panama, Costa Rica **''[[Ammandra]]'' β Colombia, Ecuador; monotypic genus **''[[Aphandra]]'' β western Amazon basin; monotypic genus **''[[Phytelephas]]'' β NW South America, Panama, Costa Rica ===Subfamily [[Arecoideae]]=== *Tribe [[Iriarteeae]] β northern South America **''[[Iriartella]]'' β northern South America **''[[Dictyocaryum]]'' β northern Andes, parts of Amazons **''[[Iriartea]]'' β NW South America, Central America; monotypic genus **''[[Socratea]]'' β northern South America, Central America **''[[Wettinia]]'' β NW South America *Tribe [[Chamaedoreeae]] β Americas, Mascarenes **''[[Hyophorbe]]'' β Mascarenes **''[[Wendlandiella]]'' β Peruvian Amazon **''[[Synechanthus]]'' β Central America, Colombia, Ecuador **''[[Chamaedorea]]'' β Central America, NW South America **''[[Gaussia (plant)|Gaussia]]'' β Mexico, Belize, Cuba *Tribe [[Podococceae]] **''[[Podococcus]]'' β Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea *Tribe [[Oranieae]] **''[[Orania (plant)|Orania]]'' β Malesia, New Guinea, Madagascar *Tribe [[Sclerospermeae]] **''[[Sclerosperma]]'' β Central Africa *Tribe [[Roystoneeae]] **''[[Roystonea]]'' β Caribbean *Tribe [[Reinhardtieae]] **''[[Reinhardtia]]'' β Central America *Tribe [[Cocoseae]] **Subtribe [[Attaleinae]] ***''[[Beccariophoenix]]'' β Madagascar ***''[[Jubaeopsis]]'' β South Africa; monotypic genus ***''[[Voanioala]]'' β NE Madagascar; monotypic genus ***''[[Allagoptera]]'' β Central South America ***''[[Attalea (plant)|Attalea]]'' β Americas ***''[[Butia]]'' β SE South America ***''[[Cocos (plant)|Cocos]]'' β cosmopolitan; monotypic genus ***''[[Jubaea]]'' β Chile; monotypic genus ***''[[Syagrus (plant)|Syagrus]]'' β South America ***''[[Parajubaea]]'' β Andes **Subtribe [[Bactridinae]] β Americas ***''[[Acrocomia]]'' β Americas ***''[[Astrocaryum]]'' β Americas ***''[[Aiphanes]]'' β NW South America, Caribbean ***''[[Bactris]]'' β South America, Central America, Caribbean ***''[[Desmoncus]]'' β South America, Central America **Subtribe [[Elaeidinae]] ***''[[Barcella]]'' β northern Brazil; monotypic genus ***''[[Elaeis]]'' β Africa, northern South America *Tribe [[Manicarieae]] **''[[Manicaria]]'' β northern South America *Tribe [[Euterpeae]] β South America, Central America, Caribbean **''[[Hyospathe]]'' β northern South America **''[[Euterpe (plant)|Euterpe]]'' β South America, Central America **''[[Prestoea]]'' β northern South America, Caribbean **''[[Neonicholsonia]]'' β Central America; monotypic genus **''[[Oenocarpus]]'' β South America *Tribe [[Geonomateae]] β Americas **''[[Welfia]]'' β Central America, Colombia, Ecuador **''[[Pholidostachys]]'' β NW South America, Panama, Costa Rica **''[[Calyptrogyne]]'' β Central America **''[[Calyptronoma]]'' β Greater Antilles **''[[Asterogyne]]'' β northern South America, Central America **''[[Geonoma]]'' β Americas *Tribe [[Leopoldinieae]] **''[[Leopoldinia]]'' β Central Amazon basin *Tribe [[Pelagodoxeae]] β New Guinea, Oceania **''[[Pelagodoxa]]'' β Marquesas Islands; monotypic genus **''[[Sommieria]]'' β NW New Guinea; monotypic genus *Tribe [[Areceae]] β Malesia, Australasia, Madagascar **Subtribe [[Archontophoenicinae]] β New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia ***''[[Actinorhytis]]'' β New Guinea; monotypic genus ***''[[Archontophoenix]]'' β eastern Australia ***''[[Actinokentia]]'' β New Caledonia ***''[[Chambeyronia]]'' β New Caledonia ***''[[Kentiopsis]]'' β New Caledonia **Subtribe [[Arecinae]] β Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea ***''[[Areca]]'' β Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea ***''[[Nenga]]'' β Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java ***''[[Pinanga]]'' β Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea **Subtribe [[Basseliniinae]] β Island Melanesia ***''[[Basselinia]]'' β New Caledonia ***''[[Burretiokentia]]'' β New Caledonia ***''[[Cyphophoenix]]'' β New Caledonia ***''[[Cyphosperma]]'' β New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji ***''[[Lepidorrhachis]]'' β Lord Howe Island; monotypic genus ***''[[Physokentia]]'' β Island Melanesia **Subtribe [[Carpoxylinae]] β Island Melanesia, Ryukyu Islands ***''[[Carpoxylon]]'' β northern Vanuatu; monotypic genus ***''[[Satakentia]]'' β Ryukyu Islands; monotypic genus ***''[[Neoveitchia]]'' β Vanuatu, Fiji **Subtribe [[Clinospermatinae]] β New Caledonia ***''[[Cyphokentia]]'' β New Caledonia ***''[[Clinosperma]]'' β New Caledonia **Subtribe [[Dypsidinae]] β Madagascar, Comoros ***''[[Dypsis]]'' β Madagascar, Comoros ***''[[Lemurophoenix]]'' β NE Madagascar; monotypic genus ***''[[Marojejya]]'' β E Madagascar ***''[[Masoala]]'' β E Madagascar **Subtribe [[Laccospadicinae]] β New Guinea, E Australia ***''[[Calyptrocalyx]]'' β New Guinea ***''[[Linospadix]]'' β New Guinea, E Australia ***''[[Howea]]'' β Lord Howe Island ***''[[Laccospadix]]'' β northern Queensland; monotypic genus **Subtribe [[Oncospermatinae]] β Malesia, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Mascarenes ***''[[Oncosperma]]'' β Malesia ***''[[Deckenia (plant)|Deckenia]]'' β Seychelles; monotypic genus ***''[[Acanthophoenix]]'' β Mascarenes ***''[[Tectiphiala]]'' β Mauritius; monotypic genus **Subtribe [[Ptychospermatinae]] β Australasia ***''[[Ptychosperma]]'' β New Guinea, northern Australia ***''[[Ponapea]]'' β Caroline Islands, Bismarcks ***''[[Adonidia]]'' β Palawan ***''[[Balaka (plant)|Balaka]]'' β Fiji, Samoa ***''[[Veitchia]]'' β Vanuatu, Fiji ***''[[Carpentaria]]'' β Northern Territory; monotypic genus ***''[[Wodyetia]]'' β northern Queensland; monotypic genus ***''[[Drymophloeus]]'' β NW New Guinea, Bismarcks, Solomon Islands, Samoa ***''[[Normanbya]]'' β northern Queensland; monotypic genus ***''[[Brassiophoenix]]'' β Papua New Guinea ***''[[Ptychococcus]]'' β New Guinea ***''[[Jailoloa]]'' β Halmahera; monotypic genus ***''[[Manjekia]]'' β Biak; monotypic genus ***''[[Wallaceodoxa]]'' β Raja Ampat Islands; monotypic genus **Subtribe [[Rhopalostylidinae]] β New Zealand ***''[[Rhopalostylis]]'' β New Zealand, Chatham Islands, Norfolk Island, and Kermadec Islands ***''[[Hedyscepe]]'' β Lord Howe Island; monotypic genus **Subtribe [[Verschaffeltiinae]] β Seychelles ***''[[Nephrosperma]]'' β Seychelles; monotypic genus ***''[[Phoenicophorium]]'' β Seychelles; monotypic genus ***''[[Roscheria]]'' β Seychelles; monotypic genus ***''[[Verschaffeltia]]'' β Seychelles; monotypic genus **Unplaced members of [[Areceae]] ***''[[Bentinckia]]'' β South India, Nicobars ***''[[Clinostigma]]'' β western Oceania ***''[[Cyrtostachys]]'' β Malesia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands ***''[[Dictyosperma]]'' β Mascarenes; monotypic genus ***''[[Dransfieldia]]'' β West Papua; monotypic genus ***''[[Heterospathe]]'' β Philippines, New Guinea, Island Melanesia ***''[[Hydriastele]]'' β Australasia ***''[[Iguanura]]'' β Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo ***''[[Loxococcus]]'' β Sri Lanka; monotypic genus ***''[[Rhopaloblaste]]'' β New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Malay Peninsula, Nicobar Islands Obsolete genera: *''Lytocaryum'' β Brazil *''[[Solfia]]'' β Samoa
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