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| Acanthococos Barb.Rodr. = Acrocomia Mart. Acanthophoenix H.Wendl. Acanthorrhiza H.Wendl. = Cryosophila Blume Acanthosabal Prosch. = Acoelorrhaphe H.Wendl. Acoelorrhaphe H.Wendl. Acrista O.F.Cook = Prestoea Hook.f. Acrocomia Mart. Acrostigma O.F.Cook & Doyle = Catoblastus H.Wendl. Actinokentia Dammer Actinophloeus (Becc.) Becc. = Ptychosperma Labill. Actinorhytis H.Wendl. & Drude Adelodypsis Becc. = Dypsis Noronha ex Mart. Adelonenga Hook.f. = Hydriastele H.Wendl. & Drude Adonidia Becc. = Veitchia H.Wendl. Aeria O.F.Cook = Gaussia H.Wendl. Aiphanes Willd. Alfonsia Kunth = Elaeis Jacq. Allagoptera Nees Alloschmidia H.E.Moore Alsmithia H.E.Moore Ammandra O.F.Cook Amylocarpus Barb.Rodr. = Bactris Jacq. Ancistrophyllum (G.Mann & H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. = Laccosperma (G.Mann & H.Wendl.) Drude Anothea O.F.Cook = Chamaedorea Willd. Antia O.F.Cook = Coccothrinax Sarg. Antongilia Jum. = Neodypsis Baill. Aphandra Barfod Arausiaca Blume = Orania Zipp. Archontophoenix H.Wendl. & Drude Areca L. Arecastrum (Drude) Becc. = Syagrus Mart. Arenga Labill. Arikury Becc. = Syagrus Mart. Arikuryroba Barb.Rodr. = Syagrus Mart. Aristeyera H.E.Moore = Asterogyne H.Wendl. Arrudaria Macedo = Copernicia Mart. ex Endl. Asraoa J.Joseph = Wallichia Roxb. Asterogyne H.Wendl. Astrocaryum G.Mey. Atitara O.F.Cook = Desmoncus Mart. X Attabignya Balick, A.B.Anderson & Med.-Costa Attalea Kunth Augustinea Mart. = Bactris Jacq. Avoira Giseke = Astrocaryum G.Mey. Bactris Jacq. Bacularia F.Muell. ex Hook.f. = Linospadix H.Wendl. Balaka Becc. Barbosa Becc. = Syagrus Mart. Barcella (Trail) Trail ex Drude Barkerwebbia Becc. = Heterospathe Scheff. Basselinia Vieill. Beata O.F.Cook = Coccothrinax Sarg. Beccariophoenix Jum. & H.Perrier Beethovenia Engel = Ceroxylon Bonpl. ex DC. Bejaudia Gagnep. = Myrialepis Becc. Bentinckia Berry ex Roxb. Bentinckiopsis Becc. = Clinostigma H.Wendl. Bismarckia Hildebrandt & H.Wendl. Bisnicholsonia Kuntze = Neonicholsonia Dammer Blancoa Blume(SUH) = Arenga Labill. Borassodendron Becc. Borassus L. Brahea Mart. ex Endl. Brassiophoenix Burret Brongniartikentia Becc. Burretiokentia Pic.Serm. Butia (Becc.) Becc. Calamosagus Griff. = Korthalsia Blume Calamus L. Calappa Steck = Cocos L. Calospatha Becc. Calyptrocalyx Blume Calyptrogyne H.Wendl. Calyptronoma Griseb. Campecarpus H.Wendl. ex Becc. Carpentaria Becc. Carpoxylon H.Wendl. & Drude Caryota L. Catis O.F.Cook = Euterpe Mart. Catoblastus H.Wendl. Catostigma O.F.Cook & Doyle = Catoblastus H.Wendl. Ceratolobus Blume Ceroxylon Bonpl. ex DC. Chamaedorea Willd. Chamaephoenix H.Wendl. ex Curtiss = Pseudophoenix H.Wendl. ex Sarg. Chamaeriphe Steck = Chamaerops L. Chamaeriphes Ponted. ex Gaertn. = Chamaerops L. Chamaerops L. Chambeyronia Vieill. Chelyocarpus Dammer Chrysalidocarpus H.Wendl. Chrysallidosperma H.E.Moore = Syagrus Mart. Chuniophoenix Burret Cladandra O.F.Cook = Chamaedorea Willd. Cladosperma Griff. = Pinanga Blume Cleophora Gaertn. = Latania Comm. ex Juss. Clinosperma Becc. Clinostigma H.Wendl. Clinostigmopsis Becc. = Clinostigma H.Wendl. Coccothrinax Sarg. Coccus Mill. = Cocos L. Cocops O.F.Cook = Calyptronoma Griseb. Cocos L. Codda-Pana Adans. = Corypha L. Coelococcus H.Wendl. = Metroxylon Rottb. Coleospadix Becc. = Drymophloeus Zipp. Collinia (Liebm.) Liebm. ex Oerst. = Chamaedorea Willd. Colpothrinax Griseb. & H.Wendl. Copernicia Mart. ex Endl. Cornera Furtado = Calamus L. Corozo Jacq. ex Giseke = Elaeis Jacq. Corypha L. Coryphomia Rojas Acosta = Copernicia Mart. ex Endl. Cryosophila Blume Cuatrecasea Dugand = Iriartella H.Wendl. Cucifera Delile = Hyphaene Gaertn. Curima O.F.Cook = Aiphanes Willd. Cyclospathe O.F.Cook = Pseudophoenix H.Wendl. ex Sarg. Cyphokentia Brongn. Cyphophoenix H.Wendl. ex Hook.f. Cyphosperma H.Wendl. ex Hook.f. Cyrtostachys Blume Dachel Adans. = Phoenix L. Daemonorops Blume Dahlgrenia Steyerm. = Dictyocaryum H.Wendl. Dammera Lauterb. & K.Schum. = Licuala Thunb. Dasystachys Oerst. = Chamaedorea Willd. Deckenia H.Wendl. ex Seem. Deckeria H.Karst. = Iriartea Ruiz & Pav. Denea O.F.Cook = Howea Becc. Desmoncus Mart. Dicrosperma H.Wendl. & Drude ex W.Watson = Dictyosperma H.Wendl. & Drude Dictyocaryum H.Wendl. Dictyosperma H.Wendl. & Drude Didymosperma H.Wendl. & Drude ex Hook.f. = Arenga Labill. Diglossophyllum H.Wendl. ex Salomon = Serenoa Hook.f. Diodosperma H.Wendl. = Trithrinax Mart. Diplothemium Mart. = Allagoptera Nees Discoma O.F.Cook = Chamaedorea Willd. Docanthe O.F.Cook(SUI) = Chamaedorea Willd. Dolichokentia Becc. = Cyphokentia Brongn. Doma Poir. = Hyphaene Gaertn. Douma Poir. = Hyphaene Gaertn. Drymophloeus Zipp. Dypsidium Baill. = Neophloga Baill. Dypsis Noronha ex Mart. Elaeis Jacq. Eleiodoxa (Becc.) Burret Elephantusia Willd. = Phytelephas Ruiz & Pav. Eleutheropetalum H.Wendl. = Chamaedorea Willd. Englerophoenix Kuntze = Maximiliana Mart. Eora O.F.Cook = Rhopalostylis H.Wendl. & Drude Eremospatha (G.Mann & H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. Erythea S.Watson = Brahea Mart. ex Endl. Eucheila O.F.Cook(SUI) = Chamaedorea Willd. Eugeissona Griff. Eupritchardia Kuntze = Pritchardia Seem. & H.Wendl. Euterpe Mart. Exorrhiza Becc. = Clinostigma H.Wendl. Fulchironia Lesch. = Phoenix L. Gastrococos Morales Gaussia H.Wendl. Gembanga Blume = Corypha L. Geonoma Willd. Gigliolia Becc. = Areca L. Glaucothea O.F.Cook = Brahea Mart. ex Endl. Glaziova Mart. ex Drude(SUH) = Lytocaryum Toledo Gomutus Correa = Arenga Labill. Goniocladus Burret Goniosperma Burret = Physokentia Becc. Grisebachia Drude & H.Wendl.(SUH) = Howea Becc. Gronophyllum Scheff. Guihaia J.Dransf., S.K.Lee & F.N.Wei Guilielma Mart. = Bactris Jacq. Gulubia Becc. Gulubiopsis Becc. = Gulubia Becc. Gynestum Poit. = Geonoma Willd. Haitiella L.H.Bailey = Coccothrinax Sarg. Halmoorea J.Dransf. & N.W.Uhl Haplodypsis Baill. = Neophloga Baill. Haplophloga Baill. = Neophloga Baill. Harina Buch.-Ham. = Wallichia Roxb. Hedyscepe H.Wendl. & Drude Hemithrinax Hook.f. = Thrinax Sw. Heterospathe Scheff. Hexopetion Burret = Astrocaryum G.Mey. Howea Becc. Hydriastele H.Wendl. & Drude Hyophorbe Gaertn. Hyospathe Mart. Hyphaene Gaertn. Iguanura Blume Inodes O.F.Cook = Sabal Adans. Iriartea Ruiz & Pav. Iriartella H.Wendl. Itaya H.E.Moore Jessenia H.Karst. = Oenocarpus Mart. Johannesteijsmannia H.E.Moore Juania Drude Jubaea Kunth Jubaeopsis Becc. Kajewskia Guillaumin = Veitchia H.Wendl. Kalbreyera Burret = Geonoma Willd. Kentia Blume = Gronophyllum Scheff. Kentiopsis Brongn. Keppleria Mart. ex Endl. = Bentinckia Berry ex Roxb. Keppleria Meisn.(SUH) = Oncosperma Blume Kerriodoxa J.Dransf. Kinetostigma Dammer = Chamaedorea Willd. Klopstockia H.Karst. = Ceroxylon Bonpl. ex DC. Korthalsia Blume Kunthea Humb. & Bonpl. = Chamaedorea Willd. Laccospadix Drude & H.Wendl. Laccosperma (G.Mann & H.Wendl.) Drude Langsdorffia Raddi(SUH) = Syagrus Mart. Latania Comm. ex Juss. Lavoixia H.E.Moore Legnea O.F.Cook(SUI) = Chamaedorea Willd. Lemurophoenix J.Dransf. Leopoldinia Mart. Lepidocaryum Mart. Lepidococcus H.Wendl. & Drude = Mauritiella Burret Lepidorrhachis (H.Wendl. & Drude) O.F.Cook Leptophoenix Becc. = Gronophyllum Scheff. Liberbaileya Furtado = Maxburretia Furtado Licuala Thunb. Linoma O.F.Cook = Dictyosperma H.Wendl. & Drude Linospadix H.Wendl. Linospadix Becc. ex Hook.f.(SUH) = Calyptrocalyx Blume Lithocarpos Ant.Targ.Tozz. = Attalea Kunth Livistona R.Br. Lobia O.F.Cook(SUI) = Chamaedorea Willd. Lodoicea Comm. ex DC. Lontarus Adans. = Borassus L. Lophospatha Burret = Salacca Reinw. Lophothele O.F.Cook(SUI) = Chamaedorea Willd. Loroma O.F.Cook = Archontophoenix H.Wendl. & Drude Louvelia Jum. & H.Perrier Loxococcus H.Wendl. & Drude Lytocaryum Toledo Mackeea H.E.Moore Macrocladus Griff. = Orania Zipp. Macrophloga Becc. = Chrysalidocarpus H.Wendl. Malortiea H.Wendl. = Reinhardtia Liebm. Manicaria Gaertn. Marara H.Karst. = Aiphanes Willd. Marojejya Humbert Martinezia Ruiz & Pav. = Prestoea Hook.f. Mascarena L.H.Bailey = i Gaertn. Masoala Jum. Mauranthe O.F.Cook = Chamaedorea Willd. Mauritia L.f. Mauritiella Burret Maxburretia Furtado Maximiliana Mart. Medemia Wurttemb. ex H.Wendl. Meiota O.F.Cook(SUI) = Chamaedorea Willd. Metasocratea Dugand = Socratea H.Karst. Metroxylon Rottb. Micrococos Phil. = Jubaea Kunth Microcoelum Burret & Potztal = Lytocaryum Toledo Microkentia H.Wendl. ex Hook.f. = Basselinia Vieill. Micronoma H.Wendl. ex Hook.f. Migandra O.F.Cook = Chamaedorea Willd. Mischophloeus Scheff. = Areca L. Molinaea Bertero(SUH) = Jubaea Kunth Moratia H.E.Moore Morenia Ruiz & Pav. = Chamaedorea Willd. Myrialepis Becc. Nannorrhops H.Wendl. Neanthe O.F.Cook(SUI) = Chamaedorea Willd. Nenga H.Wendl. & Drude Nengella Becc. = Gronophyllum Scheff. Neoancistrophyllum Rauschert(SUS) = Laccosperma (G.Mann & H.Wendl.) Drude Neodypsis Baill. Neonicholsonia Dammer Neophloga Baill. Neoveitchia Becc. Neowashingtonia Sudw. = Washingtonia H.Wendl. Nephrocarpus Dammer = Basselinia Vieill. Nephrosperma Balf.f. Nipa Thunb. = Nypa Steck Normanbya F.Muell. ex Becc. Nunnezharia Ruiz & Pav. = Chamaedorea Willd. Nunnezia Willd. = Chamaedorea Willd. Nypa Steck Oenocarpus Mart. Oncocalamus (G.Mann & H.Wendl.) Hook.f. Oncosperma Blume Oothrinax O.F.Cook = Zombia L.H.Bailey Ophiria Becc. = Pinanga Blume Opsiandra O.F.Cook = Gaussia H.Wendl. Orania Zipp. Oraniopsis J.Dransf., A.K.Irvine & N.W.Uhl Orbignya Mart. ex Endl. Oreodoxa Willd. = Prestoea Hook.f. Orophoma Spruce = Mauritia L.f. Palandra O.F.Cook = Phytelephas Ruiz & Pav. Palma Mill. = Phoenix L. Palmjuncus Kuntze = Calamus L. Paragulubia Burret = Gulubia Becc. Parajubaea Burret Paralinospadix Burret = Calyptrocalyx Blume Paranthe O.F.Cook(SUI) = Chamaedorea Willd. Parascheelea Dugand = Orbignya Mart. ex Endl. Paschalococos J.Dransf. Paurotis O.F.Cook = Acoelorrhaphe H.Wendl. Pelagodoxa Becc. Pericycla Blume = Licuala Thunb. Phloga Noronha ex Hook.f. Phlogella Baill. = Chrysalidocarpus H.Wendl. Phoenicophorium H.Wendl. Phoenix L. Pholidocarpus Blume Pholidostachys H.Wendl. ex Hook.f. Physokentia Becc. Phytelephas Ruiz & Pav. Pichisermollia H.C.Monteiro = Areca L. Pigafetta (Blume) Becc. Pilophora Jacq. = Manicaria Gaertn. Pinanga Blume Pindarea Barb.Rodr. = Attalea Kunth Pithodes O.F.Cook = Coccothrinax Sarg. Platenia H.Karst. = Syagrus Mart. Platythea O.F.Cook(SUI) = Chamaedorea Willd. Plectis O.F.Cook = Euterpe Mart. Plectocomia Mart. ex Blume Plectocomiopsis Becc. Podococcus G.Mann & H.Wendl. Pogonotium J.Dransf. Polyandrococos Barb.Rodr. Ponapea Becc. = Ptychosperma Labill. Prestoea Hook.f. Pritchardia Seem. & H.Wendl. Pritchardiopsis Becc. Pseudophoenix H.Wendl. ex Sarg. Pseudopinanga Burret = Pinanga Blume Ptychandra Scheff. = Heterospathe Scheff. Ptychococcus Becc. Ptychoraphis Becc. = Rhopaloblaste Scheff. Ptychosperma Labill. Pyrenoglyphis H.Karst. = Bactris Jacq. Ranevea L.H.Bailey = Ravenea C.D.Bouche Raphia P.Beauv. Rathea H.Karst. = Synechanthus H.Wendl. Ravenea C.D.Bouche Regelia Hort. ex H.Wendl.(SUI) = Verschaffeltia H.Wendl. Rehderophoenix Burret = Drymophloeus Zipp. Reineckea H.Karst.(SUH) = Synechanthus H.Wendl. Reinhardtia Liebm. Retispatha J.Dransf. Rhapidophyllum H.Wendl. & Drude Rhapis L.f. ex Aiton Rhopaloblaste Scheff. Rhopalostylis H.Wendl. & Drude Rhynchocarpa Becc.(SUH) = Burretiokentia Pic.Serm. Rhyticocos Becc. = Syagrus Mart. Roebelia Engel = Geonoma Willd. Romanowia Sander ex Andre = Ptychosperma Labill. Rooseveltia O.F.Cook = Euterpe Mart. Roscheria H.Wendl. ex Balf.f. Rotang Adans. = Calamus L. Rotanga Boehm. = Calamus L. Roystonea O.F.Cook Sabal Adans. Saguaster Kuntze = Drymophloeus Zipp. Saguerus Steck = Arenga Labill. Sagus Gaertn. = Raphia P.Beauv. Sagus Steck(SUH) = Metroxylon Rottb. Salacca Reinw. Sargentia H.Wendl. & Drude ex Salomon(SUH) = Pseudophoenix H.Wendl. ex Sarg. Saribus Blume = Livistona R.Br. Sarinia O.F.Cook = Attalea Kunth Satakentia H.E.Moore Scheelea H.Karst. Schippia Burret Schizospatha Furtado = Calamus L. Schunda-Pana Adans. = Caryota L. Sclerosperma G.Mann & H.Wendl. Seaforthia R.Br. = Ptychosperma Labill. Serenoa Hook.f. Simpsonia O.F.Cook = Thrinax Sw. Sindroa Jum. = Orania Zipp. Siphokentia Burret Slackia Griff. = Iguanura Blume Socratea H.Karst. Solfia Rech. = Drymophloeus Zipp. Sommieria Becc. Spathoscaphe Oerst. = Chamaedorea Willd. Stachyophorbe (Liebm. ex Mart.) Liebm. = Chamaedorea Willd. Stephanostachys (Klotzsch) Klotzsch ex O.E.Schulz = Chamaedorea Willd. Stevensonia Duncan ex Balf.f. = Phoenicophorium H.Wendl. Strongylocaryum Burret = Ptychosperma Labill. Styloma O.F.Cook = Pritchardia Seem. & H.Wendl. Sublimia Comm. ex Mart. = Hyophorbe Gaertn. Syagrus Mart. Symphyogyne Burret = Maxburretia Furtado Synechanthus H.Wendl. Taenianthera Burret = Geonoma Willd. Taliera Mart. = Corypha L. Taveunia Burret = Cyphosperma H.Wendl. ex Hook.f. Tectiphiala H.E.Moore Tessmanniodoxa Burret = Chelyocarpus Dammer Tessmanniophoenix Burret = Chelyocarpus Dammer Teysmannia Rchb. & Zoll. = Johannesteijsmannia H.E.Moore Thrinax Sw. Thrincoma O.F.Cook = Coccothrinax Sarg. Thringis O.F.Cook = Coccothrinax Sarg. Thuessinkia Korth. ex Miq. = Caryota L. Tilmia O.F.Cook = Aiphanes Willd. Toxophoenix Schott = Astrocaryum G.Mey. Trachycarpus H.Wendl. Trichodypsis Baill. = Dypsis Noronha ex Mart. Trithrinax Mart. Veillonia H.E.Moore Veitchia H.Wendl. Verschaffeltia H.Wendl. Vitiphoenix Becc. = Veitchia H.Wendl. Voanioala J.Dransf. Vonitra Becc. Vouay Aubl. = Geonoma Willd. Wallichia Roxb. Washingtonia H.Wendl. Welfia H.Wendl. Wendlandiella Dammer Wettinella O.F.Cook & Doyle = Wettinia Poepp. Wettinia Poepp. Wettiniicarpus Burret = Wettinia Poepp. Wissmannia Burret = Livistona R.Br. Wodyetia Irvine Woodsonia L.H.Bailey = Neonicholsonia Dammer Wrightea Roxb. = Wallichia Roxb. Yarina O.F.Cook = Phytelephas Ruiz & Pav. Ynesa O.F.Cook = Attalea Kunth Yuyba (Barb.Rodr.) L.H.Bailey = Bactris Jacq. Zalaccella Becc. = Calamus L. Zelonops Raf. = Phoenix L. Zombia L.H.Bailey |