Veitchia

Veitchia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.

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

• Veitchia arecina <small>Becc.</small> - Vanuatu
• Veitchia filifera <small>(H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore</small> - Fiji
• Veitchia joannis <small>H.Wendl.</small> (Joannis palm) - Fiji
• Veitchia lepidota <small>(H.E.Moore) C.Lewis & Zona</small> - Solomon Islands
• Veitchia metiti <small>Becc.</small> - Vanuatu
• Veitchia pachyclada <small>(Burret) C.Lewis & Zona</small> - Solomon Islands
• Veitchia simulans <small>H.E.Moore</small> - Fiji
• Veitchia spiralis <small>H.Wendl.</small> - Vanuatu
• Veitchia subdisticha <small>(H.E.Moore) C.Lewis & Zona</small> - Solomon Islands
• Veitchia vitiensis <small>(H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore</small> - Fiji
• Veitchia winin <small>H.E.Moore</small> - Vanuatu

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.

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