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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 .
The large-fruited ivory palm (P. macrocarpa) is the ivory palm native to Brazil, and most internationally traded palm ivory is derived from this species. The Colombian ivory palm ( P. schottii ) and P. tenuicaulis , both formerly included in P. macrocarpa , are the usual source of the product in Colombia .
It is a palm-like plant growing up to 4.5 metres (15 feet) tall [2] with an attractive fan-like and spirally arranged cluster of broadly elongated leaves at the tip of the slender trunk. The leaves range from red to green [ 2 ] and variegated forms.
Bauhinia purpurea is a small to medium-size deciduous tree growing to 5.2 metres (17 ft) tall. The leaves are alternate, 10–20 centimetres (4–8 in) long and broad, rounded, and bilobed at the base and apex. The flowers are conspicuous, pink, and fragrant, with five petals.
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 ...
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, also known by its synonym Dypsis lutescens [2] and as golden cane palm, areca palm, [3] yellow palm, [3] butterfly palm, [3] or bamboo palm, [4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, native to Madagascar and naturalized in the Andaman Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, Réunion, El Salvador, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Canary Islands, southern Florida, Haiti ...
Peltogyne, commonly known as purpleheart, violet wood, amaranth and other local names (often referencing the colour of the wood) is a genus of 23 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae; native to tropical rainforests of Central and South America; from Guerrero, Mexico, through Central America, and as far as south-eastern Brazil.
Archontophoenix alexandrae is a tall, solitary palm growing to a height of 30 m (98 ft) with a trunk up to 30 cm (12 in) diameter, often swollen at the base, and bearing prominent leaf scars. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The graceful crown has 8 to 10 pinnate , feather-like fronds that measure up to 4.5 m (15 ft) in length, with 60 to 80 leaflets on each side ...