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Ptychosperma elegans is cultivated as an ornamental tree for planting in temperate climate gardens and parks. [12] It is a single trunked tree, that in cultivation can reach 20–40 feet (6.1–12.2 m) in height. It has been naturalized in South Florida since at least the 1950s, and remains the only member of its genus naturalized in the USA.
Coccothrinax argentata, commonly called the Florida silver palm, [4] is a species of palm tree. It is native to south Florida , southeast Mexico , Colombia and to the West Indies , where it is found in the Bahamas , the southwest Caribbean and the Turks and Caicos Islands .
Thrinax radiata, [3] also known as the Florida thatch palm, [4] is a medium to slow growing palm in the family Arecaceae. It is native to many Caribbean islands, Mexico, Central America, and far southern Florida .
Palm species listing with images—Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia (PACSOA) Palm & Cycad Societies of Florida, Inc. (PACSOF), which includes pages on Arecaceae taxonomy and a photo index. Sterken, Peter (2008). "The Elastic Stability of Palms" (PDF). Plant Science Bulletin. 54 (4). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2008.
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.
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Erect stems or trunks are rarely produced, but are found in some populations. It is a hardy plant; extremely slow-growing, and long-lived, with some plants (especially in Florida) possibly being as old as 500–700 years. [6] Saw palmetto is a fan palm, with the leaves that have a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of about 20 leaflets ...
The needle palm assumes a shrublike clumping form with several stems growing from a single base, the stems growing very slowly and tightly together, eventually forming a dense base 1–1.2 m (3.3–3.9 ft) tall, with numerous sharp needle-like spines produced between the leaves; these are 10–25 cm (3.9–9.8 in) long and protect the stem growing point from browsing animals.