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, Phoenix, Hyphaene, Calamus, Spinophyllum, Perfossus, Serenopsis, Rhapis, Cocites, Latericutis, Corypheae, Perrandoa, Palmocarpon, Eolirion, Neozamia, Latanites, Palaeothrinax, Palmaepites, Palmophyllum, Bactrites, Hemiphoenicites, Sanmiguelia, Palmostrobus, Palmites, Astrocaryum, Palmanthium, Burtinia, Nipadites, Palmaepollenites, Palaeospadix, Juranyia, Cocoopsis, Anomophyllites, Lepidocaryinae, Attaleinites, Elate, Rhizopalmoxylon, Versipalmicutis, Caryotispermum
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at The London Clay Flora - Bognor (Eocene of the United Kingdom)