Drymophloeus

Drymophloeus
Drymophloeus oliviformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Areceae
Subtribe: Ptychospermatinae
Genus: Drymophloeus
Zipp.
Synonyms
  • Coleospadix Becc.
  • Saguaster Kuntze
  • Rehderophoenix Burret

Drymophloeus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is native to New Guinea and nearby islands in Samoa and Maluku.

It contains the following species:

  • Drymophloeus litigiosus (Becc.) H.E.Moore - New Guinea, Maluku
  • Drymophloeus oliviformis (Giseke) Mart. - New Guinea, Maluku
  • Drymophloeus whitmeeanus Becc. - Samoa
formerly included