''Cyphophoenix'' is a genus of

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in the family

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. It contains 4 known species, all endemic to

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> The relationships between ''Cyphophoenix'' and some other genera of the tribe Basseliniinae including '' Physokentia'' and the New Caledonia endemic ''

Burretiokentia ''Burretiokentia'' is a genus of palms (Arecaceae) endemic to New Caledonia containing five species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can p ...

'' are not clear.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

* '' Cyphophoenix alba'' (H.E.Moore) Pintaud & W.J.Baker, Kew Bull. 63: 67 (2008). * '' Cyphophoenix elegans'' (Brongn. & Gris) H.Wendl. ex Salomon, Palmen: 86 (1887). * '' Cyphophoenix fulcita'' (Brongn.) Hook.f. ex Salomon, Palmen: 86 (1887). * '' Cyphophoenix nucele'' H.E.Moore, Gentes Herb. 11: 165 (1976).

References

Arecaceae genera Endemic flora of New Caledonia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker {{Areceae-stub