Cyrtostachys is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. Its species are found in southeast Asia, New Guinea, and in some of the South-Central and Southwest Pacific island habitats of the Oceanian realm.Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Heatubun, C.D., Baker, W.J., Mogea, J.P., Harley, M.M., Tjitrosoedirdjo, S.S. & Dransfield, J. (2009). A monograph of Cyrtostachys (Arecaceae). Kew Bulletin 64: 67-94.
Species: Cyrtostachys bakeri Heatubun - Papua New Guinea Cyrtostachys barbata Heatubun - western New Guinea Cyrtostachys elegans Burret - central New Guinea Cyrtostachys excelsa Heatubun - western New Guinea Cyrtostachys glauca H.E.Moore - Papua New Guinea Cyrtostachys loriae Becc. - Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago Cyrtostachys renda Blume - Red candle-wax palm - Thailand, Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra
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External links
ipni.org: International Plant Names Index