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  2. Hyphaene compressa - Wikipedia

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    Hyphaene compressa, also known as the East African doum palm, is a palm tree in the genus Hyphaene. It is a tree known for its unique branching, unlike most palms which are not branched. [ 3 ] This palm tree is very abundant in Eastern Africa and is a vital socioeconomic resource to the rural pastoralist and agro-pastoralists there.

  3. Arecaceae - Wikipedia

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    The Arecaceae (/ ˌ ær ə ˈ k eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /) is a family of perennial, flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales.Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms.

  4. Attalea cohune - Wikipedia

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    Attalea cohune, commonly known as the cohune palm (also rain tree, American oil palm, corozo palm or manaca palm), [1] is a species of palm tree native to Mexico and parts of Central America. [ 2 ] The cohune palm is used in the production of cohune oil and its nut can be used as a variety of vegetable ivory .

  5. Hyophorbe amaricaulis - Wikipedia

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    Hyophorbe amaricaulis (also known as the "loneliest palm") [2] is a species of palm tree of the order Arecales, family Arecaceae, subfamily Arecoideae, tribe Chamaedoreeae. It is found exclusively on the island of Mauritius , and only a single surviving specimen [ 3 ] has been documented in the Curepipe Botanic Gardens in Curepipe .

  6. Attalea phalerata - Wikipedia

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    Attalea phalerata is a species of palm tree known by the English common name urucuri palm, the Portuguese common name urucurizeiro, and the Spanish common name shapaja. [1] Other common names include motacu [2] and bacuri. [3] It is native to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru, [1] where it grows along southern and western Amazonia. [4]

  7. Latania lontaroides - Wikipedia

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    Latania lontaroides is a species of palm tree.It is endemic to Réunion.It is also used as an ornamental plant.Its common names include the Red Latan, latanier de la Réunion, and latanier rouge. [1]

  8. Butia odorata - Wikipedia

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    Butia odorata, also known as the South American jelly palm, [3] jelly palm, [3] [4] or pindo palm, [3] is a Butia palm native to southernmost Brazil and Uruguay. [2] This slow-growing palm grows up to 10m, although it is often less tall. It is identifiable by its feather palm pinnate leaves that arch inwards towards a thick stout trunk.

  9. Acrocomia aculeata - Wikipedia

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    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.