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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Archontophoenix (king palms)

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Arecales > Family: Arecaceae

Two species cultivated.

Species cultivated in southern Africa

List from Glen (2002).

Archontophoenix alexandrae (Alexandra, Club-foot king palm)

Native to Australia, with two varieties cultivated in southern Africa - var. alexandrae (Alexandra, Club-foot palm) and var. beatricae (Ring-step king palm).

 

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (Bangalow, King palm)

Native to Australia.