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Caryota (fishtail palm)

Angiospermae - Arecaceae

Taxonomy
Caryota was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Arecaceae by Prasad (2008).

Species
C. siwalica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Caryota Linnaeus
2008Caryota Prasad

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
familyArecaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1820
genusCaryota

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Caryota Linnaeus 1753 [fishtail palm]
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†Caryota siwalica Awasthi and Prasad 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available