Chuniophoenix is a genus of palm tree named after Chun Woon-Young, then director of the Botanical Institute, Sun Yat Sen University, Guangzhou. It contains three known species, native to southern China and Vietnam.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora of China, Vol. 23 Page 149, 琼棕属 qiong zong shu, Chuniophoenix Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem. 13: 583. 1937.Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford. Chuniophoenix is a member of tribe Chuniophoeniceae, a small group of palms that exhibit great morphological diversity and interesting biogeography. The tribe includes four genera: Chuniophoenix with 3 species in China and Vietnam, Kerriodoxa (monotypic) in Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand, Nannorrhops (monotypic) from Arabia to Afghanistan, and Tahina (monotypic) in Madagascar.
Image Name Distribution Chuniophoenix hainanensis Burret China: Hainan Chuniophoenix nana Burret China: Hainan and northern Vietnam Chuniophoenix suoitienensis Henderson Southern Vietnam
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