Chuniophoenix


Chuniophoenix is a genus of palm tree named after Chun Woon-Young, then director of the Botanical Institute, Sun Yat Sen University, Guangzhou. It contains three known species, native to southern China and Vietnam. Chuniophoenix is a member of tribe Chuniophoeniceae, a small group of palms that exhibit great morphological diversity and interesting biogeography. The tribe includes four genera: Chuniophoenix with 3 species in China and Vietnam, Kerriodoxa in Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand, Nannorrhops from Arabia to Afghanistan, and Tahina in Madagascar.
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Chuniophoenix hainanensis BurretChina: Hainan
Chuniophoenix nana BurretChina: Hainan and northern Vietnam
Chuniophoenix suoitienensis HendersonSouthern Vietnam