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