Chuniophoenix

Chuniophoenix is a genus of palm tree named after Chun Woon-Young, then director of the Botanical Institute, Sun Yat Sen University, Guangzhou. It contains three known species, native to southern China and Vietnam.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Chuniophoenix is a member of tribe Chuniophoeniceae, a small group of palms that exhibit great morphological diversity and interesting biogeography. The tribe includes four genera: Chuniophoenix with 3 species in China and Vietnam, Kerriodoxa (monotypic) in Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand, Nannorrhops (monotypic) from Arabia to Afghanistan, and Tahina (monotypic) in Madagascar.^[5][6]

Image	Name	Distribution
	Chuniophoenix hainanensis Burret	China: Hainan
	Chuniophoenix nana Burret	China: Hainan and northern Vietnam
	Chuniophoenix suoitienensis Henderson	Southern Vietnam

Chuniophoenix
Chuniophoenix hainanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Coryphoideae
Tribe:	Chuniophoeniceae
Genus:	Chuniophoenix Burret
Type species
Chuniophoenix hainanensis