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Bentinckia
Sign in to saveBentinckia 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. There are two species of palms in this genus. namely Bentinckia condapanna and Bentinckia nicobarica.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderArecales
- FamilyArecaceae
Bentinckia es un género con dos especies de plantas con flores perteneciente a la familia de las palmeras Arecaceae.
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- Specimen records
- 10
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Collections
- NY, MNHN, B
- Recorded in
- Guyana, Brazil
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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. There are two species of palms in this genus. namely Bentinckia condapanna and Bentinckia nicobarica.
==Distribution== Bentinckia condapanna is endemic to southern Western Ghats, where it occurs in steep rocky slopes in montane rainforests.
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