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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. Those having a tree-like form are colloquially called palm trees. [4]
This is a list of all the genera in the botanical family Arecaceae, the palm family, arranged by tribes and subtribes within the family. [1] Genera Palmarum (2008) lists 183 genera. [2] Lanonia, Saribus, and the monotypic genera Jailoloa, Wallaceodoxa, Manjekia, [3] and Sabinaria, which were described after 2008, have also been included below.
Areca is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The generic name Areca is derived from a name used locally on the Malabar Coast of India .
The fan palms (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae; palms with fan-shaped leaves) include all of the hardiest palms. Windmill palms (Trachycarpus fortunei, T. takil) – Considered the most cold hardy arborescent palms in the world. These tough species are native to eastern China, Myanmar, and the Himalayas where severe (though brief) winter conditions ...
Parajubaea Burret; Pelagodoxa Becc.; Phoenicophorium H.Wendl.; Phoenix L.; Pholidocarpus Blume; Pholidostachys H.Wendl. ex Hook.f.; Physokentia Becc.; Phytelephas ...
Palm trees in culture (11 P) Palmetum (1 C, 10 P) Σ. Palm stubs (3 C, 368 P) Pages in category "Arecaceae" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
The tree is a slender fan palm growing up to 7 metres (23 ft) tall, usually with many stems clustered together. [5] Acoelorraphe is a sister genus to Serenoa (Saw Palmetto), which is endemic to the southeastern United States. [6] The species usually grows in low-lying areas near sea level, often in flooded woodlands or thickets in savannas. [2]
The Thorne system (1992) and the Dahlgren system assigned the order to the superorder Areciflorae, also called Arecanae in the subclass Liliidae (= monocotyledons), with the single family Arecaceae. The APG II system of 2003 recognised the order and placed it in the clade commelinids in the monocots and uses this circumscription: order Arecales
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