What is "cyrtostachys"

Cyrtostachys is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae (palms) family. Its species are found in southeast Asia, New Guinea, and in some of the South-Central and Southwest Pacific island habitats of the Oceania ecozone.

Species:

• Cyrtostachys bakeri Heatubun - Papua New Guinea
• Cyrtostachys barbata Heatubun - western New Guinea
• Cyrtostachys elegans Burret - central New Guinea
• Cyrtostachys excelsa Heatubun - western New Guinea
• Cyrtostachys glauca H.E.Moore - Papua New Guinea
• Cyrtostachys loriae Becc. - Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago
• Cyrtostachys renda Blume - Red candle-wax palm - Thailand, Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra