Below is a list of current and extant palm genera (synonymns are in parentheses) assembled by Dr. John Dransfield, the world-renowned palm researcher from Kew Botanical Gardens--updated May 2002.
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Acanthophoenix |
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Acoelorraphe (Acanthosabal,
Paurotis) |
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Acrocomia (Acanthococos) |
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Actinokentia |
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Actinorhytis |
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Adonidia |
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Aiphanes (Curima,
Marara, Martinezia, Tilmia) |
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Allagoptera (Diplothemium) |
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Alloschmidia |
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Alsmithia |
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Ammandra |
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Aphandra |
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Archontophoenix (Loroma) |
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Areca (Gigliolia, Mischophloeus, Pichisermollia) |
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Arenga (Blancoa, Didymosperma, Gomutus, Saguerus) |
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Asterogyne (Aristeyera) |
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Astrocaryum (Avoira,
Hexopetion, Toxophoenix, Ynesa) |
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Attalea (Englerophoenix,
Lithocarpos, Markleya, Maximiliana, Orbignya,
Parascheelea, Pindarea, Sarinia, Scheelea) |
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Bactris (Amylocarpus,
Augustinea, Guilielma, Pyrenoglyphis, Yuyba) |
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Balaka |
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Barcella |
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Basselinia (Microkentia,
Nephrocarpus) |
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Beccariophoenix |
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Bentinckia |
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Bismarckia |
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Borassodendron |
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Borassus (Lontarus) |
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Brahea (Erythea, Glaucothea) |
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Brassiophoenix |
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Brongniartikentia |
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Burretiokentia (Rhynchocarpa) |
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Butia |
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Calamus (Cornera,
Palmijuncus, Rotang, Rotanga, Schizospatha,
Zalaccella) |
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Calospatha |
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Calyptrocalyx (Linospadix,
Paralinospadix) |
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Calyptrogyne |
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Calyptronoma (Cocops) |
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Campecarpus |
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Carpentaria |
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Carpoxylon |
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Caryota (Schunda-Pana,
Thuessinkia) |
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Ceratolobus |
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Ceroxylon (Beethovenia,
Klopstockia) |
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Chamaedorea (Collinia,
Dasystachys, Eleutheropetalum, Wendlandiella) |
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Chamaerops (Chamaeriphe,
Chamaeriphes) |
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Chambeyronia |
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Chelyocarpus (Tessmanniodoxa,
Tessmanniophoenix) |
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Chuniophoenix |
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Clinosperma |
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Clinostigma (Bentinckiopsis,
Clinostigmopsis, Exorrhiza) |
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Coccothrinax (Haitiella,
Thrincoma, Thringis) |
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Cocos (Calappa, Coccus) |
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Colpothrinax |
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Copernicia (Arrudaria,
Coryphomia) |
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Corypha (Codda-Pana,
Gembanga, Taliera) |
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Cryosophila (Acanthorrhiza) |
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Cyphokentia (Dolichokentia) |
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Cyphophoenix |
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Cyphosperma (Taveunia) |
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Cyrtostachys |
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Daemonorops |
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Deckenia |
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Desmoncus (Atitara) |
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Dictyocaryum (Dahlgrenia) |
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Dictyosperma (Dicrosperma,
Linoma) |
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Drymophloeus (Coleospadix,
Rehderophoenix, Saguaster) |
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Dypsis (Adelodypsis, Antongilia, Chrysalidocarpus, Dypsidium,
Haplodypsis, Haplophloga, Macrophloga, |
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Elaeis (Alfonsia, Corozo) |
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Eleiodoxa |
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Eremospatha |
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Eugeissona |
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Euterpe (Catis,
Plectis, Rooseveltia) |
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Gastrococos |
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Gaussia (Aeria,
Opsiandra) |
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Geonoma (Gynestum,
Kalbreyera, Roebelia, Taenianthera) |
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Gronophyllum (Kentia,
Leptophoenix, Nengella) |
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Guihaia |
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Gulubia (Gulubiopsis,
Paragulubia) |
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Hedyscepe |
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Heterospathe (Barkerwebbia,
Ptychandra) |
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Howea (Denea, Grisebachia) |
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Hydriastele (Adelonenga) |
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Hyophorbe (Mascarena) |
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Hyospathe |
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Hyphaene (Cucifera,
Doma, Douma) |
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Iguanura (Slackia) |
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Iriartea (Deckeria) |
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Iriartella (Cuatrecasea) |
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Itaya |
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Johannesteijsmannia (Teysmannia) |
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Juania |
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Jubaea (Micrococos, Molinaea) |
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Jubaeopsis |
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Kentiopsis (Mackeea) |
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Kerriodoxa |
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Korthalsia (Calamosagus) |
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Laccospadix |
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Laccosperma (Ancistrophyllum,
Neoancistrophyllum) |
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Latania (Cleophora) |
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Lavoixia |
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Lemurophoenix |
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Leopoldinia |
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Lepidocaryum |
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Lepidorrhachis |
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Licuala (Dammera,
Pericycla) |
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Linospadix (Bacularia) |
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Livistona (Saribus,
Wissmannia) |
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Lodoicea |
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Loxococcus |
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Lytocaryum (Glaziova,
Microcoelum) |
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Manicaria (Pilophora) |
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Marojejya |
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Masoala |
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Mauritia (Orophoma) |
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Mauritiella (Lepidococcus) |
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Maxburretia (Liberbaileya,
Symphyogyne) |
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Medemia |
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Metroxylon (Coelococcus,
Sagus) |
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Moratia |
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Myrialepis (Bejaudia) |
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Nannorrhops |
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Nenga |
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Neonicholsonia (Woodsonia) |
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Neoveitchia |
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Nephrosperma |
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Normanbya |
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Nypa (Nipa) |
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Oenocarpus (Jessenia)
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Oncocalamus |
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Oncosperma (Keppleria) |
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Orania (Arausiaca, Halmoorea, Macrocladus, Sindroa) |
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Oraniopsis |
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Parajubaea |
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Pelagodoxa |
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Phoenicophorium (Stevensonia) |
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Phoenix (Dachel,
Elate, Palma, Zelonops) |
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Pholidocarpus |
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Pholidostachys |
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Physokentia (Goniocladus,
Goniosperma) |
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Phytelephas (Elephantusia,
Palandra, Yarina) |
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Pigafetta |
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Pinanga (Cladosperma,
Ophiria, Pseudopinanga) |
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Plectocomia |
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Plectocomiopsis |
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Podococcus |
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Pogonotium |
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Polyandrococos |
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Prestoea (Acrista,
Euterpe, Martinezia, Oreodoxa) |
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Pritchardia (Eupritchardia,
Styloma) |
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Pritchardiopsis |
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Pseudophoenix (Chamaephoenix,
Cyclospathe, Sargentia) |
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Ptychococcus |
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Ptychosperma (Actinophloeus,
Drymophloeus, Ponapea, Romanowia, Seaforthia, Strongylocaryum) |
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Raphia (Sagus) |
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Ravenea (Louvelia,
Ranevea) |
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Reinhardtia (Malortiea) |
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Retispatha |
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Rhapidophyllum |
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Rhapis |
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Rhopaloblaste (Ptychoraphis) |
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Rhopalostylis (Eora) |
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Roscheria |
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Roystonea (Oreodoxa) |
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Sabal (Inodes) |
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Salacca (Lophospatha) |
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Satakentia |
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Satranala |
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Schippia |
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Sclerosperma |
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Serenoa (Diglossophyllum) |
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Siphokentia |
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Socratea (Metasocratea) |
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Solfia |
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Sommieria |
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Syagrus (Arecastrum,
Arikury, Arikuryroba, Barbosa, Chrysallidosperma,
Langsdorffia, Platenia, Rhyticocos) |
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Synechanthus (Rathea,
Reineckea) |
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Tectiphiala |
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Thrinax (Hemithrinax) |
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Trachycarpus |
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Trithrinax (Diodosperma) |
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Veillonia |
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Veitchia (?Kajewskia,
Vitiphoenix) |
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Verschaffeltia |
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Voanioala |
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Wallichia (Asraoa,
Harina, Wrightea) |
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Washingtonia (Neowashingtonia) |
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Welfia |
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Wettinia (Acrostigma,
Catoblastus, Catostigma, Wettinella, Wettiniicarpus) |
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Wodyetia |
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Zombia (Oothrinax) |
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