Cyphophoenix

Cyphophoenix is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It contains 4 known species, all endemic to New Caledonia.^[1][2] The relationships between Cyphophoenix and some other genera of the tribe Basseliniinae including Physokentia and the New Caledonia endemic Burretiokentia are not clear.^[3]

Cyphophoenix
Cyphophoenix alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Arecoideae
Tribe:	Areceae
Subtribe:	Basseliniinae
Genus:	Cyphophoenix H.Wendl. ex Hook.f.
Synonyms[1]
Campecarpus H.Wendl. ex Becc. Veillonia H.E.Moore

List of species

• Cyphophoenix alba (H.E.Moore) Pintaud & W.J.Baker, Kew Bull. 63: 67 (2008).
• Cyphophoenix elegans (Brongn. & Gris) H.Wendl. ex Salomon, Palmen: 86 (1887).
• Cyphophoenix fulcita (Brongn.) Hook.f. ex Salomon, Palmen: 86 (1887).
• Cyphophoenix nucele H.E.Moore, Gentes Herb. 11: 165 (1976).