Arecaceae
Carpentaria acuminata (H.Wendl. & Drude) Becc.
Carpentaria acuminata (H.Wendl. & Drude) Becc.
Carpentaria acuminata, the sole species of palm genus Carpentaria, is an Australian native popular ornamental palm.
Areca catechu L.
Areca catechu L.
Areca catechu is a medium-sized palm used for interior landscaping and to make disposable leaf tableware in India.
Archontophoenix alexandrae (F.Muell.) H.Wendl. & Drude
Archontophoenix alexandrae (F.Muell.) H.Wendl. & Drude
Archontophoenix alexandrae, the Alexandra palm, is a tall solitary Australian palm cultivated globally and eaten by local peoples and wildlife.
Chambeyronia macrocarpa (Brongn.) Vieill. ex Becc.
Chambeyronia macrocarpa (Brongn.) Vieill. ex Becc.
Chambeyronia macrocarpa is an endemic New Caledonian palm, commonly called red leaf or flamethrower palm.
Dypsis decipiens (Becc.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
Dypsis decipiens (Becc.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
Dypsis decipiens, the Manambe palm, is a threatened Arecaceae species endemic to Madagascar’s central highlands.
Dypsis lutescens (H.Wendl.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
Dypsis lutescens (H.Wendl.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
Dypsis lutescens, also called butterfly palm, is a popular ornamental tropical palm grown as a garden plant or indoor houseplant.
Dypsis madagascariensis D.T.Fish
Dypsis madagascariensis D.T.Fish
Dypsis madagascariensis, the lucuba palm, is a flowering Arecaceae species endemic to Madagascar, threatened by habitat loss.
Dypsis decaryi (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
Dypsis decaryi (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
Dypsis decaryi, the triangle palm from Madagascar, is a showy ornamental palm cultivated for its distinctive triangular stem shape.
Linospadix minor (W.Hill) Burret
Linospadix minor (W.Hill) Burret
Linospadix minor, the minor walking stick palm, is a small palm endemic to North-East Queensland, Australian tropical forests.
Howea forsteriana (F.Muell.) Becc.
Howea forsteriana (F.Muell.) Becc.
Howea forsteriana (Kentia palm) is a vulnerable, slow-growing ornamental palm endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island.
Oncosperma tigillarium (Jack) Ridl.
Oncosperma tigillarium (Jack) Ridl.
Oncosperma tigillarium is a spiny Southeast Asian palm used in construction and food, endangered natively and invasive in some tropical islands.
Oenocarpus bataua Mart.
Oenocarpus bataua Mart.
Oenocarpus bataua Mart. is a South American palm with edible oily fruits, used for food, cosmetics, and crafts.
Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E.Moore
Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E.Moore
Prestoea acuminata is a native Central American, West Indian and South American palm now uncommon after large-scale palmito harvesting in Ecuador.
Euterpe precatoria Mart.
Euterpe precatoria Mart.
Euterpe precatoria Mart. is a common Amazon palm grown for açaí berries and hearts of palm, with reduced wild populations from overharvesting.
Euterpe oleracea Mart.
Euterpe oleracea Mart.
Euterpe oleracea, the açaí palm, is an Amazonian palm cultivated widely for its popular, widely used edible fruit.
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis (L.H.Bailey) H.E.Moore
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis (L.H.Bailey) H.E.Moore
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, the bottle palm, is a distinctive Mauritius-native palm widely cultivated as an ornamental specimen plant.
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii (W.Bull ex J.Dix) H.Wendl.
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii (W.Bull ex J.Dix) H.Wendl.
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, the spindle palm, is an endemic threatened palm from Rodrigues Island, Mauritius, widely cultivated for landscaping.
Chamaedorea seifrizii Burret
Chamaedorea seifrizii Burret
Chamaedorea seifrizii (bamboo palm) is a subtropical palm, commonly cultivated as a houseplant, native to Central America and southern Mexico.
Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti H.Wendl.
Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti H.Wendl.
Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti is a small palm species, first described in 1852, whose leaves are harvested as xate.
Chamaedorea costaricana Oerst.
Chamaedorea costaricana Oerst.
Chamaedorea costaricana Oerst. is a clumping palm native to Mexico and Central America that grows in humid high elevation forests.
Chamaedorea elegans Mart.
Chamaedorea elegans Mart.
Chamaedorea elegans (parlor palm) is a small palm commonly grown as a houseplant, native to Mexico and Central America.
Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O.F.Cook
Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O.F.Cook
Roystonea oleracea is a large palm native to the Caribbean and northern South America, used ornamentally and for food and construction.
Latania loddigesii Mart.
Latania loddigesii Mart.
Latania loddigesii is a palm species endemic to Mauritius, grown as an ornamental plant.
Borassus aethiopum Mart.
Borassus aethiopum Mart.
Borassus aethiopum is a large African palm with two main forms, and has multiple common human uses including food and construction.
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