Bentinckia is a genus of palms in the Arecaceae

Arecaceae

Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...

 family. The genus is named after William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck a colonial governor general of British India. There are two species of palms in this genus namely Bentinckia condapanna

Bentinckia condapanna

Bentinckia condapanna is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found only in India. It is threatened by habitat loss.This palm is mainly found in the evergreen forests of Western Ghats of India.-Description:thumb|left|Bentinckia condapanna with fruitsIt is a monoecious tree...

and Bentinckia nicobarica

Bentinckia nicobarica

Bentinckia nicobarica is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found only in India.This palm is endemic to Nicobar Islands, found in Great Nicobar, Katchal, Nancowry and Car Nicobar Islands.Its population is rapidly declining. It is threatened by habitat...

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Distribution

Bentinckia condapanna is an endemic to southern Western Ghats where it occurs in steep rocky slopes of the high altitude rainforest region while Bentinckia nicobarica is restricted lowland rainforest of Nicobar

Nicobar Islands

The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean...

Islands.