This is a list of all the
genera in the botanical family
Arecaceae, the palm family, arranged by
tribes and
subtribes within the family. and
Sabinaria, which were described after 2008, have also been included below.
Ceratolobus,
Daemonorops,
Pogonotium,
Wallichia,
Lytocaryum, and the monotypic genera
Retispatha,
Pritchardiopsis, and
Solfia have since been removed from
Genera Palmarum (2008) as obsolete genera. This brings the total number of genera to 181 as of 2016. }} ===Subfamily
Calamoideae=== • Tribe
Eugeissoneae •
Eugeissona – Borneo, Malay Peninsula • Tribe
Lepidocaryeae – Africa and South America • Subtribe
Ancistrophyllinae – Africa •
Oncocalamus – Central Africa •
Eremospatha – Africa •
Laccosperma – Africa • Subtribe
Raphiinae •
Raphia – Africa, Madagascar, parts of South America • Subtribe
Mauritiinae – northern South America •
Lepidocaryum – central Amazon basin; monotypic genus •
Mauritia – northern South America •
Mauritiella – northern South America • Tribe
Calameae – Africa and Asia • Subtribe
Korthalsiinae •
Korthalsia – Malesia, New Guinea, Indochina • Subtribe
Salaccinae – Malesia, Indochina •
Eleiodoxa – Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo; monotypic genus •
Salacca – Malesia, Indochina • Subtribe
Metroxylinae •
Metroxylon – New Guinea, Melanesia • Subtribe
Pigafettinae •
Pigafetta – Sulawesi, Moluccas and New Guinea • Subtribe
Plectocomiinae – Malesia, Indochina •
Plectocomia – Malesia, Indochina •
Myrialepis – Malesia, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra; monotypic genus •
Plectocomiopsis – Malesia, Indochina • Subtribe
Calaminae – Africa, Asia •
Calamus – Africa, Asia Obsolete genera: •
Calospatha (synonym of
Calamus) – Malay Peninsula •
Daemonorops (syn. of
Calamus) ===Subfamily
Ceroxyloideae=== • Tribe
Cyclospatheae •
Pseudophoenix – Greater Antilles and nearby • Tribe
Ceroxyleae •
Ceroxylon – northern Andes •
Juania – Juan Fernández Islands; monotypic genus •
Oraniopsis – Queensland; monotypic genus •
Ravenea – Madagascar and Comoros • Tribe
Phytelepheae – NW South America, Panama, Costa Rica •
Ammandra – Colombia, Ecuador; monotypic genus •
Aphandra – western Amazon basin; monotypic genus •
Phytelephas – NW South America, Panama, Costa Rica ===Subfamily
Arecoideae=== • Tribe
Iriarteeae – northern South America •
Iriartella – northern South America •
Dictyocaryum – northern Andes, parts of Amazons •
Iriartea – NW South America, Central America; monotypic genus •
Socratea – northern South America, Central America •
Wettinia – NW South America • Tribe
Chamaedoreeae – Americas, Mascarenes •
Hyophorbe – Mascarenes •
Wendlandiella – Peruvian Amazon •
Synechanthus – Central America, Colombia, Ecuador •
Chamaedorea – Central America, NW South America •
Gaussia – Mexico, Belize, Cuba • Tribe
Podococceae •
Podococcus – Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea • Tribe
Oranieae •
Orania – Malesia, New Guinea, Madagascar • Tribe
Sclerospermeae •
Sclerosperma – Central Africa • Tribe
Roystoneeae •
Roystonea – Caribbean • Tribe
Reinhardtieae •
Reinhardtia – Central America • Tribe
Cocoseae • Subtribe
Attaleinae •
Beccariophoenix – Madagascar •
Jubaeopsis – South Africa; monotypic genus •
Voanioala – NE Madagascar; monotypic genus •
Allagoptera – Central South America •
Attalea – Americas •
Butia – SE South America •
Cocos – cosmopolitan; monotypic genus •
Jubaea – Chile; monotypic genus •
Syagrus – South America •
Parajubaea – Andes • Subtribe
Bactridinae – Americas •
Acrocomia – Americas •
Astrocaryum – Americas •
Aiphanes – NW South America, Caribbean •
Bactris – South America, Central America, Caribbean •
Desmoncus – South America, Central America • Subtribe
Elaeidinae •
Barcella – northern Brazil; monotypic genus •
Elaeis – Africa, northern South America • Tribe
Manicarieae •
Manicaria – northern South America • Tribe
Euterpeae – South America, Central America, Caribbean •
Hyospathe – northern South America •
Euterpe – South America, Central America •
Prestoea – northern South America, Caribbean •
Neonicholsonia – Central America; monotypic genus •
Oenocarpus – South America • Tribe
Geonomateae – Americas •
Welfia – Central America, Colombia, Ecuador •
Pholidostachys – NW South America, Panama, Costa Rica •
Calyptrogyne – Central America •
Calyptronoma – Greater Antilles •
Asterogyne – northern South America, Central America •
Geonoma – Americas • Tribe
Leopoldinieae •
Leopoldinia – Central Amazon basin • Tribe
Pelagodoxeae – New Guinea, Oceania •
Pelagodoxa – Marquesas Islands; monotypic genus •
Sommieria – NW New Guinea; monotypic genus • Tribe
Areceae – Malesia, Australasia, Madagascar • Subtribe
Archontophoenicinae – New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia •
Actinorhytis – New Guinea; monotypic genus •
Archontophoenix – eastern Australia •
Actinokentia – New Caledonia •
Chambeyronia – New Caledonia •
Kentiopsis – New Caledonia • Subtribe
Arecinae – Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea •
Areca – Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea •
Nenga – Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java •
Pinanga – Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea • Subtribe
Basseliniinae – Island Melanesia •
Basselinia – New Caledonia •
Burretiokentia – New Caledonia •
Cyphophoenix – New Caledonia •
Cyphosperma – New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji •
Lepidorrhachis – Lord Howe Island; monotypic genus •
Physokentia – Island Melanesia • Subtribe
Carpoxylinae – Island Melanesia, Ryukyu Islands •
Carpoxylon – northern Vanuatu; monotypic genus •
Satakentia – Ryukyu Islands; monotypic genus •
Neoveitchia – Vanuatu, Fiji • Subtribe
Clinospermatinae – New Caledonia •
Cyphokentia – New Caledonia •
Clinosperma – New Caledonia • Subtribe
Dypsidinae – Madagascar, Comoros •
Dypsis – Madagascar, Comoros •
Lemurophoenix – NE Madagascar; monotypic genus •
Marojejya – E Madagascar •
Masoala – E Madagascar • Subtribe
Laccospadicinae – New Guinea, E Australia •
Calyptrocalyx – New Guinea •
Linospadix – New Guinea, E Australia •
Howea – Lord Howe Island •
Laccospadix – northern Queensland; monotypic genus • Subtribe
Oncospermatinae – Malesia, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Mascarenes •
Oncosperma – Malesia •
Deckenia – Seychelles; monotypic genus •
Acanthophoenix – Mascarenes •
Tectiphiala – Mauritius; monotypic genus • Subtribe
Ptychospermatinae – Australasia •
Ptychosperma – New Guinea, northern Australia •
Ponapea – Caroline Islands, Bismarcks •
Adonidia – Palawan •
Balaka – Fiji, Samoa •
Veitchia – Vanuatu, Fiji •
Carpentaria – Northern Territory; monotypic genus •
Wodyetia – northern Queensland; monotypic genus •
Drymophloeus – NW New Guinea, Bismarcks, Solomon Islands, Samoa •
Normanbya – northern Queensland; monotypic genus •
Brassiophoenix – Papua New Guinea •
Ptychococcus – New Guinea •
Jailoloa – Halmahera; monotypic genus •
Manjekia – Biak; monotypic genus •
Wallaceodoxa – Raja Ampat Islands; monotypic genus • Subtribe
Rhopalostylidinae – New Zealand •
Rhopalostylis – New Zealand, Chatham Islands, Norfolk Island, and Kermadec Islands •
Hedyscepe – Lord Howe Island; monotypic genus • Subtribe
Verschaffeltiinae – Seychelles •
Nephrosperma – Seychelles; monotypic genus •
Phoenicophorium – Seychelles; monotypic genus •
Roscheria – Seychelles; monotypic genus •
Verschaffeltia – Seychelles; monotypic genus • Unplaced members of
Areceae •
Bentinckia – South India, Nicobars •
Clinostigma – western Oceania •
Cyrtostachys – Malesia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands •
Dictyosperma – Mascarenes; monotypic genus •
Dransfieldia – West Papua; monotypic genus •
Heterospathe – Philippines, New Guinea, Island Melanesia •
Hydriastele – Australasia •
Iguanura – Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo •
Loxococcus – Sri Lanka; monotypic genus •
Rhopaloblaste – New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Malay Peninsula, Nicobar Islands Obsolete genera: •
Lytocaryum – Brazil •
Solfia – Samoa ==Geographical distributions==