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Arecaceae. Bercht. & J.Presl, nom. cons. [1] The Arecaceae (/ ærəˈkeɪsiaɪ /) is a family of perennial, flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree -like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees. [3]
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 .
Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the date palm, [2] is a flowering-plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates. The species is widely cultivated across northern Africa, the Middle East, the Horn of Africa, Australia, South Asia, and California. [3]
Socratea exorrhiza. (Mart.) H.Wendl. Socratea exorrhiza, the walking palm or cashapona, is a palm native to rainforests in tropical Central and South America. It can grow to 25 metres in height, with a stem diameter of up to 16 cm, [1] but is more typically 15–20 m tall and 12 cm in diameter. [2] It has unusual stilt roots, the function of ...
The fan palms (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae; palms with fan-shaped leaves) include all of the hardiest palms. Windmill palms (Trachycarpus fortunei, T. takil) – Considered the most cold hardy arborescent palms in the world. These tough species are native to eastern China, Myanmar, and the Himalayas where severe (though brief) winter conditions ...
Roystonea regia var. hondurensis P.H.Allen. Roystonea regia, commonly known as the royal palm, Cuban royal palm, or Florida royal palm, [4] is a species of palm native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Florida, and parts of Central America. A large and attractive palm, it has been planted throughout the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental tree.
Ceroxylon quindiuense was described by Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten and published in Bonplandia (Hannover) 8: 70. (1860). [2] Etymology: Ceroxylon: generic name composed of the Greek words: kèròs = "wax" and xγlon = "wood", in reference to the thick white wax found on the trunks. [6] quindiuense: geographical epithet alluding to its ...
Washingtonia filifera, the desert fan palm, [4] California fan palm, or California palm, [5][6][7] is a flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae, native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California, Mexico. Growing to 15–20 m (49–66 ft) tall by 3–6 m (10–20 ft) broad, it is an evergreen monocot with a tree -like growth ...