Ptychococcus
Sign in to savethumb|Ptychococcus paradoxus. Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, Thailand.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderArecales
- FamilyArecaceae
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thumb|Ptychococcus paradoxus. Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, Thailand.
Ptychococcus is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. They are closely related to Ptychosperma, only differentiated by the seed shape and endocarp type. The name is a combination of the Greek for "fold" and the Latin for "berry".