Ptychosperma


Ptychosperma is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. Most are native to Australia and/or New Guinea, with a few in the Solomon Islands and in Maluku Province of eastern Indonesia. Some have been cultivated abroad as house or garden plants, and reportedly naturalized in certain regions

Species

It contains the following species:Ptychosperma ambiguum Becc. ex Martelli – western New GuineaPtychosperma buabe Essig – Papua New GuineaPtychosperma burretianum Essig – D'Entrecasteaux IslandsPtychosperma caryotoides Ridl. – Papua New GuineaPtychosperma cuneatum Burret – New GuineaPtychosperma elegans Blume – Queensland; naturalized in Florida, Polynesia, Dominican RepublicPtychosperma furcatum Becc. ex Martelli – Papua New GuineaPtychosperma gracile Labill. – Bismarck ArchipelagoPtychosperma halmaherense Heatubun – Maluku → Jailoloa halmaherensisPtychosperma hartmannii Becc. – New GuineaPtychosperma lauterbachii Becc. – Papua New GuineaPtychosperma lineare Burret – Papua New GuineaPtychosperma macarthurii H.Wendl. ex Hook.f. – New Guinea, Queensland, Northern TerritoryPtychosperma macrocerum Becc. – New GuineaPtychosperma mambare Becc. ex Martelli – Papua New GuineaPtychosperma microcarpum Burret – Papua New GuineaPtychosperma mooreanum Essig – New GuineaPtychosperma nicolai Burret – New GuineaPtychosperma praemorsum Becc. – New GuineaPtychosperma propinquum Becc. ex Martelli – Aru Islands, Salawati Island, Kai IslandsPtychosperma pullenii Essig – Papua New GuineaPtychosperma ramosissimum Essig – Louisiade ArchipelagoPtychosperma rosselense Essig – Papua New GuineaPtychosperma salomonense Burret – Papua New Guinea, Solomon IslandsPtychosperma sanderianum Ridl. – Papua New GuineaPtychosperma schefferi Becc. ex Martelli – New GuineaPtychosperma streimannii Essig – Papua New GuineaPtychosperma tagulense Essig – Louisiade ArchipelagoPtychosperma vestitum Essig – Papua New GuineaPtychosperma waitianum Essig – Papua New Guinea