''Basselinia'' is a genus of

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in the family

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. The entire genus is

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to the Island of

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in the

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Hedyscepe ''Hedyscepe canterburyana'', the big mountain palm or umbrella palm, is the sole species in the genus ''Hedyscepe'' of the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia and is threatened by habitat loss. It is a solitary palm wit ...

'' from

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is nested in ''Basselinia''.Baker, W. J., M. V. Norup, J. J. Clarkson, T. L. P. Couvreur, J. L. Dowe, C. E. Lewis, J. C. Pintaud, V. Savolainen, T. Wilmot, and M. W. Chase. (2011). Phylogenetic Relationships among Arecoid Palms (Arecaceae: Arecoideae). Annals of Botany 108 (8): 1417–32.

List of species

*'' Basselinia deplanchei'' (Brongn. & Gris) Vieill *'' Basselinia eriostachys'' (Brongn.) Becc. *'' Basselinia favieri'' H.E.Moore *'' Basselinia glabrata'' Becc. *'' Basselinia gracilis'' (Brongn. & Gris) Vieill. *'' Basselinia humboldtiana'' (Brongn.) H.E.Moore *'' Basselinia iterata'' H.E.Moore *'' Basselinia moorei'' Pintaud & F.W.Stauffer *''

Basselinia pancheri ''Basselinia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. The entire genus is endemic to the Island of New Caledonia in the Pacific. In some (but not all) molecular phylogenetic analyses, ''Hedyscepe'' from Lord Howe Island is nested ...

'' (Brongn. & Gris) Vieill *'' Basselinia porphyrea'' H.E.Moore *'' Basselinia sordida'' H.E.Moore *'' Basselinia tomentosa'' Becc. *'' Basselinia velutina'' Becc. *'' Basselinia vestita'' H.E.Moore

References

Arecaceae genera Endemic flora of New Caledonia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Eugène Vieillard {{Areceae-stub