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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]
Mexican palmetto is grown as an ornamental for its robust, stately form, drought tolerance, and hardiness to USDA Zone 8. [12] The wood is resistant to decomposition [12] and shipworms, making it desirable for use in wharf pilings [10] and fence posts. [12] The leaves are used for thatching and making straw hats. The drupes and palm hearts are ...
The Sill. This attractive palm features graceful, feathery fronds and an easygoing nature that makes it a breeze to care for indoors. The majesty palm is a shade-tolerant plant, but it does best ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... is a species of flowering plant in the palm tree family, Arecaceae. Distribution ... Mexican states it is native to include:
Beaucarnea recurvata, the elephant's foot [4] or ponytail palm, [5] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. The species was native to numerous states of eastern Mexico but is now confined to the state of Veracruz. [1] [6] Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true palms .
Brahea armata, commonly known as Mexican blue palm or blue hesper palm, is a large evergreen tree of the palm family Arecaceae, endemic to Baja California, Mexico. It is widely planted as an ornamental .
Coccothrinax readii, the Mexican silver palm, [1] is a palm which is native to southeastern Mexico and northeastern Belize. [ 2 ] Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. readii to be a synonym of Coccothrinax argentata .
Chamaedorea elegans, the neanthe bella palm or parlour palm, is a species of small palm tree native to the rainforests in Southern Mexico and Guatemala. [8] The parlor palm is one of the most extensively sold houseplant palms in the world. It is one of several species with leaves that are harvested as xate.