Veitchia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.[2][3]

It contains the following species, all native to islands in the Pacific Ocean (Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga and the Solomon Islands):[1]

From 1957 to 2008, the Adonidia genus had been merged into Veitchia until being returned to its original status as a separate genus. This is the origin of the Veitchia merrillii name.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Veitchia
  2. ^ Hermann A. Wendland in Berthold Carl Seemann. 1868. Flora Vitiensis 270, Veitchia.
  3. ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. 2005. World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. ^ "Adonidia dransfieldii, a threatened new palm from Sabah, Borneo" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-07.