| Vonitra | |
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| Vonitra crinita | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Genus: | Vonitra Becc. |
| Type species | |
| Vonitra fibrosa (C.H.Wright) Becc.
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| Synonyms1 | |
|
Antongilia Jum. | |
Vonitra is a valid genus of African palms, family Arecaceae, first described by Odoardo Beccari in 1906.2 Species are endemic to Madagascar1 and were previously placed in the genus Dypsis. The type species is Vonitra fibrosa.
Species
As of March 2026, Plants of the World Online accepts ten species:1
- Vonitra antanambensis (Beentje) Eiserhardt & W.J.Baker
- Vonitra crinita Jum. & H.Perrier
- Vonitra dransfieldii (Beentje) Eiserhardt & W.J.Baker
- Vonitra fibrosa (C.H.Wright) Becc.
- Vonitra moorei (Beentje) Eiserhardt & W.J.Baker
- Vonitra nossibensis (Becc.) H.Perrier
- Vonitra perrieri (Jum.) Eiserhardt & W.J.Baker
- Vonitra pusilla (Beentje) Eiserhardt & W.J.Baker
- Vonitra utilis Jum.
- Vonitra vonitrandambo (Rakotoarin. & J.Dransf.) Eiserhardt & W.J.Baker
References
References
- "Vonitra Becc". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- Beccari O (1906) Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 87: 18.