''Pholidostachys'' is a genus of palms found in

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).Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Henderson, A. (2012). A revision of ''Pholidostachys'' (Arecaceae). Phytotaxa 43: 1-48.

Species

* '' Pholidostachys amazonensis'' A.J.Hend. - Peru * '' Pholidostachys dactyloides'' H.E.Moore. - Panama, Colombia, Ecuador * '' Pholidostachys kalbreyeri'' H.Wendl. ex Burret - Panama, Colombia * '' Pholidostachys occidentalis'' A.J.Hend. - Ecuador * '' Pholidostachys panamensis'' A.J.Hend. - Panama * '' Pholidostachys pulchra'' H.Wendl. ex Burret - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia * '' Pholidostachys sanluisensis'' A.J.Hend. - Colombia * '' Pholidostachys synanthera'' (Mart.) H.E.Moore - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Amazonas State of Brazil

References

Geonomateae Arecaceae genera Flora of the Neotropical realm {{palm-stub