What is "veitchia"

Veitchia is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.

It contains the following species, all native to islands in the Pacific Ocean ( Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga and the Solomon Islands):

1. Veitchia arecina Becc. - Vanuatu
2. Veitchia filifera (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore - Fiji
3. Veitchia joannis H.Wendl. (Joannis Palm) - Fiji
4. Veitchia lepidota (H.E.Moore) C.Lewis & Zona - Solomon Islands
5. Veitchia metiti Becc. - Vanuatu
6. Veitchia pachyclada (Burret) C.Lewis & Zona - Solomon Islands
7. Veitchia simulans H.E.Moore - Fiji
8. Veitchia spiralis H.Wendl. - Vanuatu
9. Veitchia subdisticha (H.E.Moore) C.Lewis & Zona - Solomon Islands
10. Veitchia vitiensis (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore - Fiji
11. Veitchia winin H.E.Moore - Vanuatu