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  2. Phoenix (plant) - Wikipedia

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    The generic name derives from φοῖνιξ (phoinix) or φοίνικος (phoinikos), the Greek word for the date palm used by Theophrastus and Pliny the Elder. It most likely referred to either the Phoenicians ; Phoenix , the son of Amyntor and Cleobule in Homer 's Iliad ; or the phoenix , the sacred bird of Ancient Egypt .

  3. Chamaedorea elegans - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Normanbya - Wikipedia

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    Normanbya is a monotypic genus of palms containing the single species Normanbya normanbyi, which is known by the common name black palm [5] [6] [7] It is endemic to Queensland, Australia and is threatened by habitat destruction.

  5. Açaí palm - Wikipedia

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    The açaí palm (/ ə ˈ s aɪ. iː /, Portuguese: ⓘ, from Nheengatu asai), [2] Euterpe oleracea, is a species of palm tree cultivated for its fruit (açaí berries, or simply açaí), hearts of palm (a vegetable), leaves, and trunk wood. Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in the 21st century, and the tree is cultivated for that ...

  6. Euterpe (plant) - Wikipedia

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    Euterpe is a genus of palm trees, containing eight species that are native to Central America and the Yucatan, the West Indies, and South America, from Belize and the Windward Islands southward to Brazil, Peru and Argentina. [1] [2] These palms grow mainly in swamps and floodplains. The genus is named after the muse Euterpe of Greek mythology.

  7. Palm-leaf manuscript - Wikipedia

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    Palm-leaf manuscripts are manuscripts made out of dried palm leaves. Palm leaves were used as writing materials in the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia dating back to the 5th century BCE. [1] Their use began in South Asia and spread to other regions, as texts on dried and smoke-treated palm leaves of the Palmyra or talipot palm. [2]