This is the current recognised classification of the order of palms according to John Dransfield, Natalie W. Uhl, Conny B. Asmussen, William J. Baker, Madeline M. Harley and Carl E. Lewis (2008) Genera Palmarum - The evolution and classification of palms. Organised by the phylogenetic relationships among palm genera. There are still areas of uncertainty, but it is believed that the higher-level classification of subfamilies, tribes and subtribes is largely robust and unlikely to require substantial change. Uncertainties in inter-generic relationships and generic circumscription remain, and the field of species-level phylogenetics remains wide open. This version contains revisions to that original published order.
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