Arecaceae
Everglades palm
Acoelorraphe wrightii (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. ex Becc.
Acoelorraphe wrightii (Paurotis palm) is a clustering palm native to subtropical wetlands, cultivated as a landscape palm in Florida.
Macaw palm
Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex R.Keith
Acrocomia aculeata, the macauba palm, is a spiny Neotropical palm cultivated for biodiesel and food uses.
Manila Palm
Adonidia merrillii (Becc.) Becc.
Adonidia merrillii, the Christmas palm, is a small Philippine endemic ornamental palm widely cultivated around the world.
Piccabeen Palm
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. & Drude
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, the Bangalow palm, is an Australian rainforest palm with a single tall trunk and bright red ripe fruit.
Arenga Palm
Arenga engleri Becc.
Arenga engleri Becc. is an ornamental clustering tropical palm with distinctive fishtail leaves, fragrant flowers, and small colored fruits.
peach-palm
Bactris gasipaes Kunth
Bactris gasipaes, or peach palm, is a Neotropical domesticated palm grown for edible fruit and heart of palm.
Asian Palmyra Palm
Borassus flabellifer L.
Borassus flabellifer L. is a large robust dioecious palm, rarely cultivated as an ornamental landscape tree in Karachi, Pakistan.
large lawyer cane
Calamus moti F.M.Bailey
Calamus moti F.M.Bailey is Australia's largest native Calamus palm, endemic to Queensland's rainforests, with traditional Indigenous uses.
Wait-a-while
Calamus muelleri H.Wendl.
Calamus muelleri is a climbing spiny palm native to subtropical eastern Australia, with stems historically used by Aboriginal Australians for weaving.
Burmese Fishtail-palm
Caryota mitis Lour.
Caryota mitis is a clustered palm with harmful irritant fruits, cultivated ornamentally and used in traditional Cambodian medicine and food.
pacaya palm
Chamaedorea tepejilote Liebm.
Chamaedorea tepejilote, the pacaya palm, is an edible American palm whose immature inflorescences are a Central American delicacy.
Mediterranean fan palm
Chamaerops humilis L.
Chamaerops humilis (European fan palm) is a clumping Mediterranean palm with a weevil pollination mutualism, cultivated globally.
coconut palm
Cocos nucifera L.
Cocos nucifera (coconut palm) is a widely cultivated useful tropical palm with diverse human uses.
Euterpe edulis Mart.
Euterpe edulis Mart.
Euterpe edulis, the juçara palm, is an overharvested Brazilian species now at risk of extinction, used for hearts of palm.
Makalani Palm
Hyphaene petersiana Klotzsch ex Mart.
Hyphaene petersiana, the real fan or makalani palm, is a south-central African palm used for food, drink, and relied on by breeding birds.
Chilean wine palm
Jubaea chilensis (Molina) Baill.
Jubaea chilensis, the Chilean wine palm, is a single species in the Jubaea palm genus, endemic to central Chile with various useful products.
Australian Fan Palm
Livistona australis (R.Br.) Mart.
Livistona australis, the cabbage-tree palm, is a tall Australian palm in the Arecaceae family found along eastern Australia's coast.
Chinese fan palm
Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Mart.
Livistona chinensis is a fan-leaved palm cultivated as an ornamental that can become invasive in warm wet regions.
Troolie Palm
Manicaria saccifera Gaertn.
Manicaria saccifera is an obligate Neotropical swamp palm threatened by agricultural wetland draining, with a history of human use for thatch.
moriche palm
Mauritia flexuosa L.f.
Mauritia flexuosa is a keystone palm native to wet tropical South American habitats that supports many local animal species.
Mangrove Palm
Nypa fruticans Wurmb
Nypa fruticans Wurmb, or nipa palm, is an unusual underground-trunk palm native to Indo-Pacific coastal brackish habitats with many human uses.
Canary Island palm
Phoenix canariensis H.Wildpret
Phoenix canariensis is the large Canary Island date palm, widely grown as an ornamental landscape palm with some local traditional uses.
Date Palm
Phoenix dactylifera L.
Phoenix dactylifera L. (date palm) is a slow-growing dioecious palm cultivated for its edible date fruit across arid warm regions.
Spiny Date Palm
Phoenix loureiroi Kunth
Phoenix loureiroi Kunth is a variable palm species noted for its stiff plumose leaves and bluish-black single-seeded drupes.
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