From Lord Howe Island.
Spineless palms with a solitary slender trunk. Crownshaft absent. Leaves feather-like. Leaf sheaths fibrous. Leaflets narrow, regularly arranged. Flowers unisexual and both sexes on the same plant. Inflorescence on unbranched spike arising among the lower leaves. Fruit relatively large, dull red. [Howeia (earlier spelling), Kentia Blume in part]
From Lord Howe Island.
A genus of two species both endemic to Lord Howe Island where they occur in extensive colonies.
They are among the most popular horticultural palms in the world and a substantial industry exporting their sprouted seed has been established on Lord Howe Island.
Seed germinates erratically over 1-3 years.
Slender feather-leaved palms without a crownshaft; inflorescence a simple spike arising among the leaves.
Bailey (1939b), Uhl & Dransfield (1987).
Source: (2005). Arecaceae. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.