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Arecaceae 
Taxonomic Serial No.: 500043

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Palmae
 
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2014   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderArecales   
                            FamilyArecaceae   
    Direct Children:  
                               GenusAcoelorraphe H. Wendl. – paurotis palm 
                               GenusAcrocomia Mart. – acrocomia 
                               GenusAdonidia Becc.  
                               GenusAiphanes Willd. – aiphanes 
                               GenusAllagoptera Nees  
                               GenusArchontophoenix H. Wendl. & Drude – archontophoenix 
                               GenusAreca L. – areca palm 
                               GenusArenga Labill. – arenga palm 
                               GenusAttalea Kunth – attalea palm 
                               GenusBactris Jacq. ex Scop. – bactris palm 
                               GenusBeccariophoenix Jum. & H. Perrier  
                               GenusBorassus L. – borassus palm 
                               GenusButia Becc.  
                               GenusCalamus L. – calamus 
                               GenusCalyptronoma Griseb. – manac 
                               GenusCaryota L. – fishtail palm 
                               GenusCeroxylon Bonpl. ex DC. – ceroxylon palm 
                               GenusChamaedorea Willd. – chamaedorea 
                               GenusChamaerops L. – fan palm 
                               GenusCoccothrinax Sarg. – silver palm 
                               GenusCocos L. – coconut palm 
                               GenusCopernicia Mart. ex Endl. – copernicia 
                               GenusDypsis Noronha ex Mart. – butterfly palm 
                               GenusElaeis Jacq. – oil palm 
                               GenusEremospatha (G. Mann & H. Wendl.) G. Mann & H. Wendl.  
                               GenusEugeissona Griff. – eugeissona 
                               GenusEuterpe Mart.  
                               GenusGaussia H. Wendl. – gaussia 
                               GenusHeterospathe Scheff.  
                               GenusHowea Becc.  
                               GenusHyphaene Gaertn. – hyphaene 
                               GenusJubaea Kunth – jubaea 
                               GenusLemurophoenix J. Dransf.  
                               GenusLeopoldinia Mart. – leopoldinia 
                               GenusLinospadix H. Wendl. – linospadix 
                               GenusLivistona R. Br. – livistona 
                               GenusLodoicea Comm. ex Labill. – lodoicea 
                               GenusMarojejya Humbert  
                               GenusMauritia L. f. – mauritia 
                               GenusMetroxylon Rottb. – metroxylon 
                               GenusNypa Steck  
                               GenusPhoenix L. – date palm 
                               GenusPhytelephas Ruiz & Pav. – nut palm 
                               GenusPinanga Blume  
                               GenusPrestoea Hook. f. – prestoea 
                               GenusPritchardia Seem. & H. Wendl. – pritchardia 
                               GenusPseudophoenix H. Wendl. ex Sarg. – pseudophoenix 
                               GenusPtychosperma Labill. – ptychosperma 
                               GenusRaphia P. Beauv. – raffia palm 
                               GenusRavenea H. Wendl. ex C.D. Bouché  
                               GenusRhapidophyllum H. Wendl. & Drude – rhapidophyllum 
                               GenusRhapis L.f. ex Aiton  
                               GenusRoystonea O.F. Cook – royal palm 
                               GenusSabal Adans. – palmetto 
                               GenusSalacca Reinw. – salacca 
                               GenusSatranala J. Dransf. & Beentje  
                               GenusSerenoa Hook. f. – serenoa 
                               GenusSyagrus Mart. – syagrus 
                               GenusThrinax Sw. – thatch palm, thatchpalm 
                               GenusTrachycarpus H. Wendl. – Chinese windmill palm 
                               GenusVoanioala J. Dransf.  
                               GenusWashingtonia H. Wendl. – fan palm 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Scott Zona   
  Notes: Curator, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC), 11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, Florida, 33199, USA   
  Reference for: Arecaceae    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2014, website (version 2014)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/   
  Reference for: Arecaceae   
       
  Source: Arecaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Arecaceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Arecaceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Arecaceae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): McNeill, J., F. Barrie, H. Burdet, V. Demoulin, D. Hawksworth, K. Marhold, D. Nicolson, et al.   
  Publication Date: 2006   
  Article/Chapter Title: International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Vienna Code)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Regnum Vegetabile, vol. 146   
  Page(s): xviii + 568   
  Publisher: Koeltz Scientific Books   
  Publication Place: Königstein, Germany   
  ISBN/ISSN: 3-906166-48-1, 0080-0694  
  Notes: Also available on the web at http://ibot.sav.sk/icbn/main.htm   
  Reference for: Arecaceae   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Use of Palmae as an 'alternative' family name for Arecaceae is authorized by the ICBN, Articles 18.5-18.6 (McNeill et al., 2006:18-19), although ITIS opts to use Arecaceae instead  
 

 

    


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