Arecaceae
Acoelorraphe wrightii (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. ex Becc.
Acoelorraphe wrightii (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. ex Becc.
Acoelorraphe wrightii (Paurotis palm) is a clustering palm native to subtropical wetlands, cultivated as a landscape palm in Florida.
Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex R.Keith
Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex R.Keith
Acrocomia aculeata, the macauba palm, is a spiny Neotropical palm cultivated for biodiesel and food uses.
Adonidia merrillii (Becc.) Becc.
Adonidia merrillii (Becc.) Becc.
Adonidia merrillii, the Christmas palm, is a small Philippine endemic ornamental palm widely cultivated around the world.
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. & Drude
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. & Drude
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, the Bangalow palm, is an Australian rainforest palm with a single tall trunk and bright red ripe fruit.
Arenga engleri Becc.
Arenga engleri Becc.
Arenga engleri Becc. is an ornamental clustering tropical palm with distinctive fishtail leaves, fragrant flowers, and small colored fruits.
Bactris gasipaes Kunth
Bactris gasipaes Kunth
Bactris gasipaes, or peach palm, is a Neotropical domesticated palm grown for edible fruit and heart of palm.
Borassus flabellifer L.
Borassus flabellifer L.
Borassus flabellifer L. is a large robust dioecious palm, rarely cultivated as an ornamental landscape tree in Karachi, Pakistan.
Calamus moti F.M.Bailey
Calamus moti F.M.Bailey
Calamus moti F.M.Bailey is Australia's largest native Calamus palm, endemic to Queensland's rainforests, with traditional Indigenous uses.
Calamus muelleri H.Wendl.
Calamus muelleri H.Wendl.
Calamus muelleri is a climbing spiny palm native to subtropical eastern Australia, with stems historically used by Aboriginal Australians for weaving.
Caryota mitis Lour.
Caryota mitis Lour.
Caryota mitis is a clustered palm with harmful irritant fruits, cultivated ornamentally and used in traditional Cambodian medicine and food.
Chamaedorea tepejilote Liebm.
Chamaedorea tepejilote Liebm.
Chamaedorea tepejilote, the pacaya palm, is an edible American palm whose immature inflorescences are a Central American delicacy.
Chamaerops humilis L.
Chamaerops humilis L.
Chamaerops humilis (European fan palm) is a clumping Mediterranean palm with a weevil pollination mutualism, cultivated globally.
Cocos nucifera L.
Cocos nucifera L.
Cocos nucifera (coconut palm) is a widely cultivated useful tropical palm with diverse human uses.
Euterpe edulis Mart.
Euterpe edulis Mart.
Euterpe edulis, the juçara palm, is an overharvested Brazilian species now at risk of extinction, used for hearts of palm.
Hyphaene petersiana Klotzsch ex Mart.
Hyphaene petersiana Klotzsch ex Mart.
Hyphaene petersiana, the real fan or makalani palm, is a south-central African palm used for food, drink, and relied on by breeding birds.
Jubaea chilensis (Molina) Baill.
Jubaea chilensis (Molina) Baill.
Jubaea chilensis, the Chilean wine palm, is a single species in the Jubaea palm genus, endemic to central Chile with various useful products.
Livistona australis (R.Br.) Mart.
Livistona australis (R.Br.) Mart.
Livistona australis, the cabbage-tree palm, is a tall Australian palm in the Arecaceae family found along eastern Australia's coast.
Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Mart.
Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Mart.
Livistona chinensis is a fan-leaved palm cultivated as an ornamental that can become invasive in warm wet regions.
Manicaria saccifera Gaertn.
Manicaria saccifera Gaertn.
Manicaria saccifera is an obligate Neotropical swamp palm threatened by agricultural wetland draining, with a history of human use for thatch.
Mauritia flexuosa L.f.
Mauritia flexuosa L.f.
Mauritia flexuosa is a keystone palm native to wet tropical South American habitats that supports many local animal species.
Nypa fruticans Wurmb
Nypa fruticans Wurmb
Nypa fruticans Wurmb, or nipa palm, is an unusual underground-trunk palm native to Indo-Pacific coastal brackish habitats with many human uses.
Phoenix canariensis H.Wildpret
Phoenix canariensis H.Wildpret
Phoenix canariensis is the large Canary Island date palm, widely grown as an ornamental landscape palm with some local traditional uses.
Phoenix dactylifera L.
Phoenix dactylifera L.
Phoenix dactylifera L. (date palm) is a slow-growing dioecious palm cultivated for its edible date fruit across arid warm regions.
Phoenix loureiroi Kunth
Phoenix loureiroi Kunth
Phoenix loureiroi Kunth is a variable palm species noted for its stiff plumose leaves and bluish-black single-seeded drupes.
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