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The murumuru palm trees grow in Brazil and around the Amazon and are one of the dominant trees in this region. It has a thick trunk and a shuttlecock-shaped, bushy crown. The nutritious, edible fruits are an important local food source and materials made from the tree, fruit, and seed kernels are commercially significant to the region.
Both as a form of the lotus rising from the swamps to touch the sun and as a (palm) tree reaching from earth to heaven, the palmette carries the characteristics of the axis mundi or world tree. The fleur-de-lis , which became a potent and enigmatic emblem of the divine right of kings , said to have been bestowed on early French kings by an ...
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.
Sabal mexicana is a species of palm tree that is native to far southern North America. Common names include Rio Grande palmetto, [5] Mexican palmetto, Texas palmetto, Texas sabal palm, palmetto cabbage and palma de mícharos. [4] The specific epithet, "mexicana", is Latin for "of Mexico." [6]
Those having a tree-like form are colloquially called palm trees. [4] Currently, 181 genera with around 2,600 species are known, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] most of which are restricted to tropical and subtropical climates.
The palmyra tree (பனை மரம்) is the official tree of Tamil Nadu; it is highly respected and used by the people. The leaf of the tree is used for fan making. It is also placed for roofs. The leaves are placed on top of a house. It is also used for baskets, mats, hats, and more. The fruit is eaten by many. The fruit is called nungu.
Ptychosperma macarthurii, commonly known as the Macarthur palm, is a species of tree in the palm family Arecaceae. Its native range is northern Cape York Peninsula in Queensland with a number of disjunct populations in the Northern Territory and New Guinea . [ 3 ]
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.