Kentiopsis
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Kentiopsis is a genus of palm trees
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...

 endemic to New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...

. It contains four species, including Kentiopsis oliviformis
Kentiopsis oliviformis
Kentiopsis oliviformis is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found only in New Caledonia.-References:* Jaffré, T. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....

and Kentiopsis magnifica.
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