| Pseudophoenix | |
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| Pseudophoenix sargentii | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ceroxyloideae |
| Tribe: | Cyclospatheae O.F.Cook |
| Genus: | Pseudophoenix H.Wendl. exSarg. |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pseudophoenix is agenus ofpalms which is native to the widerCaribbean. Three species of the four species areendemic toHispaniola, while the fourth,P. sargentii, is widely distributed in the northernCaribbean (Greater Antilles,Windward Islands,Bahamas),Florida, and theYucatán Peninsula (Belize and southeasternMexico).[1][2][3][4][5]
Trees in this genus are medium to large palms with single, unclustered trunks. They lackspines and havepinnatelycompound leaves. Flowers are green andbisexual; the ripe fruit are red.[6]
| Image | Name | Distribution |
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 | Pseudophoenix ekmanii | Barahona Peninsula and Isla Beata in the Dominican Republic |
 | Pseudophoenix lediniana | Tiburon Peninsula in southwestern Haiti. |
 | Pseudophoenix sargentii | Northern Caribbean, eastern Mexico, and extreme southeast Atlantic Florida. |
 | Pseudophoenix vinifera | Hispaniola. |
