Caryota Linnaeus 1753 (fishtail palm)

Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum (exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas cum Diferentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale digestas). 1-1200

Parent taxon: Arecaceae according to M. Prasad 2008

Sister taxa: Amesoneuron, Archontophoenix, Areca, Arecipites, Arecoideae, Borassus, Calamopsis, Chamaedorea, Cocos, Cocosocarpon, Coryphoideae, Echidiporites, Erythea, Eugeissona, Flabellaria, Friedemannia, Geonoma, Geonomites, Grimsdalea, Hyphaeneocarpon, Iriartea, Iriartites, Krempocarpon, Longapertites, Luminidites, Manicaria, Mauritiidites, Nypa, Nypoideae, Oraniopsis, Oreodoxites, Palmacites, Palmocaulon, Palmostroboxylon, Palmoxylon, Paloreodoxites, Parapalmocaulon, Phoenicites, Racemonocolpites, Rhizopalmoxylon, Sabal, Sabalocaulon, Sabalophyllum, Spinizonocolpites, Spinopalmoxylon, Tricoccites, Tripylocarpa, Victorisporis, Rhizopalmoxylon, Eolirion, Rhapis, Palaeothrinax, Cocoopsis, Latericutis, Elate, Serenopsis, Anomophyllites, Palmophyllum, Palmites, Latanites, Caryotispermum, Lepidocaryinae, Astrocaryum, Palmanthium, Palmaepollenites, Hemiphoenicites, Palmaepites, Perfossus, Corypheae, Palaeospadix, Perrandoa, Versipalmicutis, Nipadites, Burtinia, Palmostrobus, Juranyia, Attaleinites, Neozamia, Sanmiguelia, Bactrites, Palmocarpon, Cocites, Hyphaene, Spinophyllum, Calamus, Phoenix

Subtaxa: Caryota siwalica Caryota urens

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Type: Caryota urens

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Surai Khola (Miocene to Pliocene of Nepal)

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