Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Synonyms: Nipaceae Le Maout and Decaisne 1868 [objective synonym], Nypaceae Le Maout and Decaisne 1868 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Arecaceae according to D. H. Mai 2000
See also Chandler 1961, Chandler 1963 and Chandler 1978
Sister taxa: Amesoneuron, Archontophoenix, Areca, Arecipites, Arecoideae, Borassus, Calamopsis, Caryota, Chamaedorea, Cocos, Cocosocarpon, Coryphoideae, Echidiporites, Erythea, Eugeissona, Flabellaria, Friedemannia, Geonoma, Geonomites, Grimsdalea, Hyphaeneocarpon, Iriartea, Iriartites, Krempocarpon, Longapertites, Luminidites, Manicaria, Mauritiidites, Nypa, Oraniopsis, Oreodoxites, Palmacites, Palmocaulon, Palmostroboxylon, Palmoxylon, Paloreodoxites, Parapalmocaulon, Phoenicites, Racemonocolpites, Rhizopalmoxylon, Sabal, Sabalocaulon, Sabalophyllum, Spinizonocolpites, Spinopalmoxylon, Tricoccites, Tripylocarpa, Victorisporis, Spinophyllum, Calamus, Phoenix, Hyphaene, Palmocarpon, Attaleinites, Sanmiguelia, Rhapis, Cocoopsis, Nipadites, Perrandoa, Palaeospadix, Corypheae, Palmites, Palmostrobus, Palmophyllum, Latanites, Astrocaryum, Latericutis, Serenopsis, Palaeothrinax, Burtinia, Rhizopalmoxylon, Caryotispermum, Anomophyllites, Palmaepites, Eolirion, Juranyia, Elate, Cocites, Palmanthium, Palmaepollenites, Hemiphoenicites, Lepidocaryinae, Neozamia, Perfossus, Bactrites, Versipalmicutis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at The London Clay Flora - Bognor (Eocene of the United Kingdom)