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Also known as the red palm, rajah palm, and Malay: pinang rajah, [15] Cyrtostachys renda is a slender multi-stemmed, slow-growing, clustering palm tree. [16] It can grow to 16 metres (52 feet) tall. [17] It has a scarlet to bright red colored crownshaft and leaf sheath, making it distinct from all other species of Arecaceae. [18] The plant's ...
This palm tree usually grows up to 10 - 15 metres tall. [3] The leaves are pinnate, 3–4 m (10–13 ft) long, with numerous slender, 50–100 cm (1 ft 8 in – 3 ft 3 in) long leaflets. Petioles of the leaves are also covered with spines. The flowers are small, produced on a large branched inflorescence 1.5 m (5 ft) long.
Copernicia prunifera or the carnaúba palm or carnaubeira palm (Portuguese pronunciation: [kaʁnaˈubɐ]) is a species of palm tree native to northeastern Brazil (mainly the states of Ceará, Piauí, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte and Bahia). Known by many as 'tree of life' because of its many uses, the Carnaúba is also the symbol tree of ...
Hyphaene thebaica, with common names doum palm (Ar: دوم) and gingerbread tree (also mistakenly doom palm), is a type of palm tree with edible oval fruit. It is a native to the Arabian Peninsula and also to the northern half and western part of Africa [2] where it is widely distributed and tends to grow in places where groundwater is present.
Carpentaria acuminata (carpentaria palm), the sole species in the genus Carpentaria, is a palm native to tropical coastal regions in the north of Northern Territory, Australia. It is a slender palm, growing to 20 m (65 ft) tall in the garden situation, with a trunk 12–15 cm (5–6 in) diameter. The leaves are pinnate, 3–4 m (10–15 ft ...
Sabal brazoriensis grows to heights of 2 to 7 metres (6.6 to 23.0 ft), with a trunk height of .3 to 5 metres (1 to 16 ft). [1] Its leaves are moderately to strongly costapalmate reaching lengths of 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) with a max petiole length of 1.3 metres (4.3 ft).
The grass is robust and spreads via rhizome and seed banks, forming monotypic stands. It is a tall plant with wide leaves that shade out other vegetation. [4] The rampant feral pigs of Hawaii facilitate its spread there by uprooting the surrounding plants while feeding on its thick stems. It is also spread by seed-eating birds. [10]
It is a medium-sized palm, growing to 20 metres (66 feet) tall, with the trunk remaining covered by the rough old leaf bases. The leaves are 6–12 m (20–39 ft) long and 1.5 m (5 ft) broad, pinnate, with the pinnae in 1–6 rows, 40–70 centimetres (16–28 inches) long and 5 cm (2 in) broad.