| Lepidocaryeae | |
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| Mauritia flexuosa captured in Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Calamoideae |
| Tribe: | Lepidocaryeae |
Lepidocaryeae is a tribe of plants in the family Arecaceae. Subtribes and genera in the tribe are:12
- Subtribe Ancistrophyllinae – Africa
- Oncocalamus – Central Africa
- Eremospatha – Africa
- Laccosperma – Africa
- Subtribe Raphiinae
- Raphia – Africa, Madagascar, parts of South America
- Subtribe Mauritiinae – northern South America
- Lepidocaryum – central Amazon basin
- Mauritia – northern South America
- Mauritiella – northern South America
References
References
- Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (2): 207–233. doi:10.1111/boj.12401.
- Dransfield, John; Uhl, Natalie W.; Asmussen, Conny B.; Baker, William J.; Harley, Madeline M.; Lewis, Carl E. (2008). Genera Palmarum: The Evolution and Classification of Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-182-2.