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Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, also known by its synonym Dypsis lutescens [2] and as golden cane palm, areca palm, [3] yellow palm, [3] butterfly palm, [3] or bamboo palm, [4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, native to Madagascar and naturalized in the Andaman Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, Réunion, El Salvador, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Canary Islands, southern Florida, Haiti ...
Washingtonia robusta, known by common name as the Mexican fan palm, Mexican washingtonia, or skyduster is a palm tree native to the Baja California peninsula and a small part of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. Despite its limited native distribution, W. robusta one of the most widely cultivated subtropical palms in the world. [3]
Areca is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The generic name Areca is derived from a name used locally on the Malabar Coast of India .
The type member of Arecaceae is the areca palm (Areca catechu), the fruit of which, the areca nut, is chewed with the betel leaf for intoxicating effects. Carnauba wax is harvested from the leaves of South American palms of the genus Copernicia. Rattans, whose stems are used extensively in furniture and baskets, are in the genus Calamus.
Phoenix canariensis, the Canary Island date palm, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae, native to the Canary Islands off the coast of Northwestern Africa. It is a relative of Phoenix dactylifera, the true date palm. It is the natural symbol of the Canary Islands, together with the canary Serinus canaria. [2]
This palm is typically fairly small and slender, normally attaining 25 feet [4] or 8 meters [5] in height but has attained over 40 feet in some instances. [ citation needed ] Most plants maintain 5-7 fronds when young, gradually building up the crown as the palm ages, and sometimes reaches 10-12 fronds when mature.
Areca palm is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Areca, a genus of palms; Dypsis lutescens, a palm which is a popular houseplant; Areca catechu, also known as the betel palm, is sometimes referred to as an "areca" palm, particularly in the Philippines
19th century drawing of Areca catechu. Common names in English include areca palm, areca nut palm, betel palm, betel nut palm, Indian nut, Pinang palm and catechu. [1] This palm is commonly called the betel tree because its fruit, the areca nut, which are often chewed along with the betel leaf, a leaf from a vine of the family Piperaceae.