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In Judaism, the palm represents peace and plenty, and is one of the Four Species of Sukkot; the palm may also symbolize the Tree of Life in Kabbalah. The canopies of the Rathayatra carts which carry the deities of Krishna and his family members in the cart festival of Jagganath Puri in India are marked with the emblem of a palm tree.
The nīkau palm is the only palm species endemic to mainland New Zealand. Its natural range is coastal and lowland forest on the North Island , and on the South Island as far south as Ōkārito (43°20′S) in the west and Banks Peninsula (43°5′S) in the east.
Pritchardia pacifica, the Fiji fan palm, [1] or piu, [2] is a species of palm tree in the genus Pritchardia [1] that is native to Tonga. It is also found in Fiji, Samoa, and the north-eastern part of India (especially in the tribal areas of Arunachal Pradesh, where people use it as thatched roofing), and the Marquesas.
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Mauritia flexuosa, known as the moriche palm, ité palm, ita, buriti, muriti, miriti (Brazil), canangucho (Colombia), morete or acho (Ecuador), or aguaje (Peru), is a palm tree. It grows in and near swamps and other wet areas in tropical South America. [2] Mauritia flexuosa, a tree, can reach up to 35 m (115 ft) in height. The large leaves form ...
The tree is a slender fan palm growing up to 7 metres (23 ft) tall, usually with many stems clustered together. [5] Acoelorraphe is a sister genus to Serenoa (Saw Palmetto), which is endemic to the southeastern United States. [6] The species usually grows in low-lying areas near sea level, often in flooded woodlands or thickets in savannas. [2]
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The Vallée de Mai palm forest in Praslin Lodoicea maldivica seed from the Royal Ontario Museum's green plant herbarium. The tree generally grows to 25–34 m (82–111.5 ft) tall. The tallest on record, measured on the ground after felling, was 56.7 m (186 ft) in total height.