| Veitchia | |
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| Veitchia spiralis | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Subtribe: | Ptychospermatinae |
| Genus: | Veitchia H.Wendl. inB.Seemann |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Veitchia is a genus offlowering plant in the familyArecaceae.[2][3]
It contains the following species, all native to islands in thePacific Ocean (Fiji,Vanuatu,Tonga and theSolomon Islands):[1]
From 1957 to 2008, theAdonidia genus had been merged intoVeitchia until being returned to its original status as a separate genus. This is the origin of theVeitchia merrillii name.[4]
