Bentinckia

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
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.

Distribution

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.