Basselinia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. The entire genus is endemic to the Island of New Caledonia in the Pacific.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families In some (but not all) molecular phylogenetic analyses, Hedyscepe from Lord Howe Island is nested in Basselinia.Baker, W. J., M. V. Norup, J. J. Clarkson, T. L. P. Couvreur, J. L. Dowe, C. E. Lewis, J. C. Pintaud, V. Savolainen, T. Wilmot, and M. W. Chase. (2011). Phylogenetic Relationships among Arecoid Palms (Arecaceae: Arecoideae). Annals of Botany 108 (8): 1417–32.
List of species Sixteen species are accepted as of :
Basselinia deplanchei (Brongn. & Gris) Vieill Basselinia eriostachys (Brongn.) Becc. Basselinia favieri H.E.Moore Basselinia glabrata Becc. Basselinia gracilis (Brongn. & Gris) Vieill. Basselinia humboldtiana (Brongn.) H.E.Moore Basselinia iterata H.E.Moore Basselinia moorei Pintaud & F.W.Stauffer Basselinia pancheri (Brongn. & Gris) Vieill Basselinia pendulina Hodel & Pierson Basselinia porphyrea H.E.Moore Basselinia pseudovelutina Hodel & Pierson Basselinia sordida H.E.Moore Basselinia tomentosa Becc. Basselinia velutina Becc. Basselinia vestita H.E.Moore
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