Veillonia (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Veillonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family native to New Caledonia. Its leaves resemble the Campecarpus and Cyphokentia palms, though its closest relative is Burretiokentia, distinguished by small differences in flower form. The genus name honors the botanist Jean-Marie Veillon and the species epithet is Latin for "white."The ringed trunks are solitary, to 15 cm wide and, in habitat, grow to 15 m tall. White to gray at the swollen base, new trunk growth is light green up to the loose crownshaft which is densely covered in white wax and red to brown scales.