List of Arecaceae genera
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the botanical family Arecaceae
Arecaceae
Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...
, the palm tree family, arranged by tribes
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
within the family.
Tribe Areceae
- AcanthophoenixAcanthophoenixAcanthophoenix is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family from the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean, where they are commonly called palmiste rouge. A genus long in flux, three species are currently recognized, though unsustainable levels of harvesting for their edible palm...
- Acoelorrhaphe
- ActinokentiaActinokentiaActinokentia is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family, comprising two species....
- ActinorhytisActinorhytisActinorhytis is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in Oceania. The lone species, Actinorhytis calapparia is a rain forest inhabitant and has the largest fruit of any palm in the Iguanurinae...
- AdonidiaAdonidiaAdonidia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Arecaceae family. It consists of one species, the Manila Palm . It is commonly known as the "Christmas Palm" because its fruits become bright scarlet and tend to be that color in winter...
- AlloschmidiaAlloschmidiaAlloschmidia glabrata is a species of palm tree in the monotypic genus Alloschmidia.It is found only in New Caledonia....
- AlsmithiaAlsmithiaAlsmithia longipes is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Alsmithia. It is found only in Fiji, where it is threatened by habitat loss....
- ArchontophoenixArchontophoenixArchontophoenix is a plant genus comprising six palm species that are native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. They are tall, slender and unbranched.Species include:...
- ArecaArecaAreca is a genus of about 50 species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from Malaysia to the Solomon Islands. The generic name Areca is derived from a name used locally on the Malabar Coast of India....
- Betel nut palmBetel nutThe Areca nut is the seed of the Areca palm , which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa. It is commonly referred to as "betel nut" as it is often chewed wrapped in betel leaves.-Description:... - BalakaBalaka (palm)Balaka is a genus of about seven species in the palm family, Arecaceae or Palmae. Five species are native to the islands of Fiji and two to Samoa.Selected species* Balaka longirostris* Balaka macrocarpa* Balaka microcarpa...
- BasseliniaBasseliniaBasselinia is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Basselinia favieri* Basselinia humboldtiana* Basselinia iterata* Basselinia porphyrea* Basselinia tomentosa...
- BentinckiaBentinckiaBentinckia is a genus of palms in the Arecaceae family. The genus is named after William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck a colonial governor general of British India...
- BrassiophoenixBrassiophoenixBrassiophoenix is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in Papua New Guinea. Of the two similar species, one is more common in cultivation and was mistakenly identified as Brassiophoenix schumanni. In 1999, Zona and Estig showed that the commonly cultivated species was...
- BrongniartikentiaBrongniartikentiaBrongniartikentia is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It contains two species.* Brongniartikentia lanuginosa H.E.Moore*Brongniartikentia vaginata Becc....
- BurretiokentiaBurretiokentiaBurretiokentia is a genus of New Caledonian palms containing five species:* Burretiokentia dumasii* Burretiokentia grandiflora* Burretiokentia hapala* Burretiokentia koghiensis* Burretiokentia vieillardii- References :...
- CalyptrocalyxCalyptrocalyxCalyptrocalyx is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in Papua New Guinea and the nearby Maluku Islands. Ranging from small to large, the palms in this genus are increasingly found in cultivation owing largely to their purple, red, and orange colored, new foliage...
- CampecarpusCampecarpusCampecarpus is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family native to New Caledonia. The sole species Campecarpus fulcitus is closely related to the Cyphophoenix and Veillonia palms with which it shares the island chain...
- CarpentariaCarpentariaCarpentaria acuminata , the sole species in the genus Carpentaria, is a palm native to tropical coastal regions in the north of Northern Territory, Australia....
- CarpoxylonCarpoxylonCarpoxylon macrospermum is a species of palm tree endemic to Vanuatu, and the only species in the genus Carpoxylon. It is threatened by habitat loss....
- ChambeyroniaChambeyroniaChambeyronia is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Chambeyronia lepidota* Chambeyronia macrocarpa...
- ClinospermaClinospermaClinosperma bractealis is a genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in the rain forest of New Caledonia. It grows in schists and serpentine soil. The genus is named for two Greek words meaning 'slanted' and 'seed', and the species epithet comes from Latin and translates to 'with bracts',...
- ClinostigmaClinostigmaClinostigma is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Clinostigma exorrhizum* Clinostigma haerestigma* Clinostigma harlandii* Clinostigma samoense...
- ColpothrinaxColpothrinaxColpothrinax is a genus of palms native to Central America and the Caribbean. Colpothrinax aphanopetala is found in southern Central America , while Colpothrinax cookii is found in northern Central America...
- CyphokentiaCyphokentiaCyphokentia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family native to New Caledonia. The only species, Cyphokentia macrostachya, is slow-growing and monoecious; the genus is named from two Greek words meaning "tumor" and "Kentia", a former palm genus, and the species name translates to...
- CyphophoenixCyphophoenixCyphophoenix is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species, among others:* Cyphophoenix elegans* Cyphophoenix nucele...
- CyphospermaCyphospermaCyphosperma is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Cyphosperma tanga* Cyphosperma trichospadix* Cyphosperma voutmelensis...
- CyrtostachysCyrtostachysCyrtostachys is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It's species are found in some of the South-Central and Southwest Pacific island habitats of the Oceania ecozone.Species include:* Cyrtostachys bakeri...
- Deckenia
- DictyospermaDictyospermaDictyosperma is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in the Mascarene Islands. The sole species, Dictyosperma album, is widely cultivated in the tropics but has been farmed to near extinction in its native habitat...
- DransfieldiaDransfieldiaDransfieldia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family from New Guinea where the lone species Dransfieldia micrantha grows in dense rain forest. Discovered in 1872, 134 years passed before DNA testing revealed its proper placement...
- DrymophloeusDrymophloeusDrymophloeus is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Drymophloeus lepidotus* Drymophloeus oliviformis* Drymophloeus pachycladus* Drymophloeus samoensis* Drymophloeus subdistichus...
- DypsisDypsisDypsis is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.Species include:* Dypsis ambanjae* Dypsis ambositrae* Dypsis ampasindavae* Dypsis andrianatonga* Dypsis ankirindro* Dypsis antanambensis* Dypsis arenarum...
- EuterpeAçaí PalmThe açaí palm is a species of palm tree in the genus Euterpe cultivated for their fruit and superior hearts of palm. Its name comes from the Portuguese adaptation of the Tupian word ïwasa'i, '[fruit that] cries or expels water'. Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in recent years,...
- HedyscepeHedyscepeHedyscepe canterburyana, the Big Mountain Palm or Umbrella Palm, is the sole species in the genus Hedescepe of the Arecaceae family. It is endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia and is threatened by habitat loss. It is a solitary palm with a distinct crownshaft, and bears unisexual flowers of both...
- HeterospatheHeterospatheHeterospathe is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in Oceania where it is called sagisi palm. Among members of the Iguanurinae it is described as relatively unspecialized...
- HoweaHoweaHowea is a genus of two palms, H. belmoreana and H. forsteriana, both endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia. H. forsteriana in particular is commonly grown as an indoor plant in the Northern Hemisphere, and the two species form the mainstay of the island's palm seed industry and more importantly...
- Kentia palmKentia palmThe Kentia palm or Thatch palm is endemic to Lord Howe Island. It is also widely grown on Norfolk Island. Its "fronds" or leaves grow up to 3 metres long.The species is considered vulnerable by the World Conservation Union... - HydriasteleHydriasteleHydriastele is a diverse and widespread genus of flowering plant in the palm family found throughout Australia and New Zealand, Melanesia, Polynesia, and Southeast Asia...
- HyospatheHyospatheHyospathe is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Hyospathe macrorhachis* Hyospathe lehmannii...
- IguanuraIguanuraIguanura is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family from Southeast Asia, commonly called pinang. Closely related to the Heterospathe palms, they are noted for producing a wide variety of fruit forms...
- KentiopsisKentiopsisKentiopsis is a genus of palm trees endemic to New Caledonia. It contains four species, including Kentiopsis oliviformis and Kentiopsis magnifica....
- LaccospadixLaccospadixLaccospadix is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family from Australia where it is commonly called Atherton palm or Queensland kentia...
- Lavoixia
- LemurophoenixLemurophoenixLemurophoenix halleuxii is a species of palm tree, the only species in the genus Lemurophoenix. It is found only in Madagascar, where it is threatened by habitat loss....
- LeopoldiniaLeopoldiniaLeopoldinia is a mostly monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family from South America where they are known as jará palm or pissava palm. The three species are commercially important, especially L. piassaba, which yields sustenance and construction material...
- LepidorrhachisLepidorrhachisLepidorrhachis is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family restricted to Lord Howe Island. The genus name for the single, monoecious species, Lepidorrhachis mooreana, comes from two Greek word meaning "scale" and "rachis", and the epithet honors Charles Moore, first director of the...
- LinospadixLinospadixLinospadix is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Linospadix longicruris* Linospadix microcarya* Linospadix minor Minor Walking Stick Palm...
- LoxococcusLoxococcusLoxococcus rupicola is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Loxococcus. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss....
- ManicariaManicariaManicaria saccifera , a palm species which is found in Trinidad, Central and South America. It is the sole member of the genus Manicaria. It has one of the largest known leaves in the plant kingdom .Manicaria thrives in swamps or estuarine areas where river meets ocean...
- MarojejyaMarojejyaMarojejya is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Marojejya darianii* Marojejya insignis...
- MasoalaMasoalaMasoala is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Masoala kona* Masoala madagascariensis...
- MoratiaMoratiaMoratia cerifera is a species of palm tree endemic to New Caledonia, and the only species in the genus Moratia....
- NengaNengaNenga is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm endemic to Southeast Asia, commonly called pinang palm. N. gajah is the aberration in the genus with its short internodes, marcescent leaves and interfoliar inflorescence, a combination of traits seen in a few species of the closely...
- NeonicholsoniaNeonicholsoniaNeonicholsonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family native to Central America. The genus and species names honor George Nicholson, a former curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and William Watson, American botanist and collector....
- NeoveitchiaNeoveitchiaNeoveitchia is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It contains the following species:* Neoveitchia brunnea Dowe* Neoveitchia storckii Becc....
- NephrospermaNephrospermaNephrosperma vanhoutteanum is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Nephrosperma. It is found only in Seychelles,, where it is threatened by habitat loss....
- NormanbyaNormanbyaThe Black Palm is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found only in Queensland, Australia.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Dowl, J.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
- OenocarpusOenocarpusOenocarpus is a genus of pinnate-leaved palms native to Trinidad, southern Central and tropical South America. With nine species and one natural hybrid, the genus is distributed from Costa Rica and Trinidad in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south.Common names in their native range are...
- OncospermaOncospermaOncosperma is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Oncosperma fasciculatum* Oncosperma platyphyllum* Oncosperma tigillaria Ridl.* Oncosperma horridum...
- Orania
- PelagodoxaPelagodoxaPelagodoxa henryana is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Pelagodoxa. It is found only in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, where it is threatened by habitat loss....
- PhoenicophoriumPhoenicophoriumThe Thief Palm, also known as the Latanier Palm, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family....
- PhysokentiaPhysokentiaPhysokentia is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Physokentia dennisii* Physokentia tete* Physokentia thurstonii* Physokentia insolita...
- PinangaPinangaPinanga is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. The following species names have been used in the genus:-Species:*Pinanga acaulis Ridl.*Pinanga acuminata A.J.Hend.*Pinanga adangensis Ridl.*Pinanga albescens Becc....
- PonapeaPonapeaPonapea is a genus of palms which is endemic to the Caroline Islands. The genus consists of three species, and has often been considered to be part of the genus Ptychosperma....
- PrestoeaPrestoeaPrestoea is a genus of palms native to the Caribbean, Central and South America. Its ten species extends from Costa Rica and the Greater Antilles in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south....
(syn. Martinezia) - PtychococcusPtychococcusPtychococcus is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. They are closely related to Ptychosperma, only differentiated by the seed shape and endocarp type...
- PtychospermaPtychospermaPtychosperma is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. Most are native to Australia and/or New Guinea, but some have been cultivated abroad as house or garden plants.It contains the following species:*Ptychosperma burretianum...
- ReinhardtiaReinhardtiaReinhardtia is a genus in the palm family native to the northern Neotropics. It is a primarily Central American genus with five species distributed between southern Mexico and the extreme north of Colombia, and one disjunct species, Reinhardtia paiewonskiana in the southwest of the Dominican...
- RhopaloblasteRhopaloblasteRhopaloblaste is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Rhopaloblaste augusta* Rhopaloblaste elegans* Rhopaloblaste singaporensis...
- RhopalostylisRhopalostylisRhopalostylis is a genus of two species of palms native to the South Pacific. Both are smooth-trunked, with regular ringed scars from fallen leaves. The leaves are 3–5 metres in length, and the leaf bases encircle the trunk.-Distribution:R...
- RoscheriaRoscheriaRoscheria is an endangered, monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family. The genus is named for Albrecht Roscher, 19th-century German explorer, and the epithet for its single species R. melanochaetes derives from Latin and Greek meaning 'black' and 'bristle', alluding to the spines...
- RoystoneaRoystoneaRoystonea is a genus of eleven species of monoecious palms, native to the Caribbean Islands, and the adjacent coasts of Florida, Central and South America. Commonly known as the royal palms, the genus was named for Roy Stone, a U.S. Army engineer...
- Royal palm - SatakentiaSatakentiaSatakentia liukiuensis is a species of palm tree, endemic to Ishigaki Island and Iriomote Island in the Ryukyu Islands. It is the only species in the genus Satakentia....
- SclerospermaSclerospermaSclerosperma is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in Africa where three species are known. Having no obvious relatives, it does resemble the Madagascar native Marojejya though a detailed study of Madagascar's palms is required to determine if any true relationship exists...
- Siphokentia
- SolfiaSolfiaSolfia is a rare, monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family native to Southeast Asia, where the only species Solfia paradoxa is known as niu aso or māniuniu. Many sources list it as a synonym of Drymophloeus as Solfia whitmeeana was reassigned to that genus, though S...
- SommieriaSommieriaSommieria is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family endemic to New Guinea where they grow in rain forest understory. They resemble the Asterogyne palms but are most closely related to those members of Heterospathe with short stems and sparsely branched inlforescences...
- TectiphialaTectiphialaTectiphiala ferox, or Palmiste Bouglé, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is endemic to Mauritius.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Strahm, W. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
- VeilloniaVeilloniaVeillonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family native to New Caledonia. Its leaves resemble the Campecarpus and Cyphokentia palms, though its closest relative is Burretiokentia, distinguished by small differences in flower form...
- VeitchiaVeitchiaVeitchia is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Veitchia filifera* Veitchia joannis * Veitchia macdanielsii* Veitchia merrillii* Veitchia metiti...
- Verschaffeltia
- Wettinella
- WodyetiaWodyetiaThe Foxtail Palm is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae familyThe Palm and Cycads Societies of Australia describes this Palm as follows:...
Tribe Cocoseae
- AcrocomiaAcrocomiaAcrocomia aculeata is a species of palm native to tropical regions of the Americas, from southern Mexico and the Caribbean south to Paraguay and northern Argentina. Common names include Grugru Palm, Macaúba Palm, Coyol Palm, and Macaw Palm; synonyms include A. lasiospatha, A. sclerocarpa, A. totai,...
- AiphanesAiphanesAiphanes is a genus of spiny palms which is native to tropical regions of South and Central America and the Caribbean. There are about 26 species in the genus, ranging in size from understorey shrubs with subterranean stems to subcanopy trees as much as tall...
- AllagopteraAllagopteraAllagoptera is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in South America consisting of four similar-looking species. Compared to other genera within the Cocoeae it is described as particularly specialized...
(incl. Diplothemium) - AstrocaryumAstrocaryumAstrocaryum is a genus of about 36 to 40 species of palms native to Central and South America and Trinidad.-Description:Astrocaryum is a genus of spiny palms with pinnately compound leaves–rows of leaflets emerge on either side of the axis of the leaf in a feather-like or fern-like pattern. Some...
- AttaleaAttalea (genus)Attalea is a large genus of palms native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America. This pinnately leaved, non-spiny genus includes both small palms lacking an aboveground stem and large trees. The genus has a complicated taxonomic history, and has often been split into four or five...
- BactrisBactrisBactris is a genus of about 240 species in the palm family, Arecaceae, native to Central and South America, and the Caribbean. They are trees growing to 4-20 m tall. The leaves are up to 5 m long, and pinnate with numerous leaflets...
- BarcellaBarcellaBarcella is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in the Amazonas region of Brazil. The only species is Barcella odora which is used by Brazilian locals in construction and for various thatched goods.-Description:...
- BeccariophoenixBeccariophoenixBeccariophoenix is a genus of 3 species of Arecaceae , native to Madagascar. The genus is closely related to the Cocos, or coconut genus, and Beccariophoenix species, notably Beccariophoenix alfredii are very similar in appearance to the coconut palm, although they are somewhat cold hardy, making...
- ButiaButiaButia,also known as a Pindo Palm is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae, native to South America in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina...
- Pindo or Jelly Palm - CocosCoconutThe coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
- Coconut
- DesmoncusDesmoncusDesmoncus is a genus of spiny palms native to the Neotropics. The genus extends from Mexico in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south, with two species, D. orthacanthos and D...
- ElaeisOil palmThe oil palms comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis is native to West Africa, occurring between Angola and Gambia, while the American Oil Palm Elaeis oleifera is native to...
- Oil palm - JubaeaJubaeaJubaea chilensis is the sole extant species in the genus Jubaea in the palm family Arecaceae. It is native to southwestern South America, where it is endemic to a small area of central Chile, between 32°S and 35°S in southern Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Santiago, O'Higgins and northern Maule regions...
- ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an wine palm - JubaeopsisJubaeopsisThe Pondoland Palm is a flowering plant species in the palm family . It belongs to the monotypic genus Jubaeopsis....
- LytocaryumLytocaryumLytocaryum is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family endemic to Brazil where two species are known. Palms once classified as Microcoelum are herein included; the genus is closely related to Syagrus, from which it is differentiated only by abundant tomentum, strongly versatile...
- ParajubaeaParajubaeaParajubaea is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Sunkha Palm * Palma De Pasobaya * Coquitos...
- PolyandrococosPolyandrococosPolyandrococos is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family endemic to Brazil, where it is known as buri palm. The name combines the Greek words for "many" and "anther" with the name of another palm genus Cocos, and the epithet is Latin for "bearlike", referring to the hairy...
- Scheelea
- SyagrusSyagrusSyagrus is a genus of 30 to 42 species of Arecaceae , native to South America, with one species endemic to the Lesser Antilles. The genus is closely related to the Cocos, or coconut genus, and many Syagrus species produce edible seeds similar to the coconut.-Description:Palms in this group have...
- VoanioalaVoanioalaVoanioala gerardii, commonly known as the Forest Coconut, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is a large Coconut relative that is monotypic within the genus Voanioala.It is endemic to Madagascar....
Tribe Geonomeae
- AsterogyneAsterogyneAsterogyne is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Asterogyne martiana* Asterogyne ramosa* Asterogyne spicata* Asterogyne yaracuyense...
- CalyptrogyneCalyptrogyneCalyptrogyne is a genus in the palm family . The distribution of this genus is restricted to Central America. Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana is the best studied species in this genus....
- CalyptronomaCalyptronomaCalyptronoma is a genus in the palm family, native to the Greater Antilles. They have pinnately compound leaves with short petioles. The name was coined by August Grisebach who first described the genus in his 1846 Flora of the British West Indian Islands.There are three species in the genus—C....
- GeonomaGeonomaGeonoma is a genus of small to medium-sized palms native to the forest understorey of tropical Central and South America.This palm genus is one of the largest in the Neotropics...
- PholidostachysPholidostachysPholidostachys is a genus of three species of palms found in Colombia and Central America....
- WelfiaWelfiaWelfia is a genus of two or three species of palms found in Central America....
Tribe Hyophorbeae
- ChamaedoreaChamaedoreaChamaedorea is a genus of 107 species of palms, native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas.. The name is derived from the Greek words χαμαί , meaning "on the ground," and δωρεά , meaning "gift." It refers to the easily reached fruits or the plants' low-growing nature.Chamaedorea...
- Gaussia
- HyophorbeHyophorbeHyophorbe is a genus of about five species of flowering plants in the Arecaceae family, native to the Mascarene Islands.It contains the following species:* Hyophorbe amaricaulis* Hyophorbe indica...
- SynechanthusSynechanthusSynechanthus is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in Mexico, Central and South America. Commonly called bola, palmilla, or jelly bean palm, they are closely related to members of Chamaedorea, only distinguished by their flower and fruit form. The Greek genus name is a...
- WendlandiellaWendlandiellaWendlandiella is a genus of three species of palms found in Peru and Brazil. The genus is named for Hermann Wendland....
Tribe Iriarteeae
- DictyocaryumDictyocaryumDictyocaryum is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in South America which is closely related to the Iriartea genus; they are commonly called araque or palma real. As many as eleven species have been described but this number is reduced to three in most current accounts...
- IriarteaIriarteaIriartea is a genus in the palm family Arecaceae, native to Central and South America. The best-known species – and probably the only one – is Iriartea deltoidea, which is found from Nicaragua south into Bolivia. It is the most common tree in many forests in which it occurs...
- IriartellaIriartellaIriartella is a genus of two species of palms found in South America. The Nukak people use Iriartella stigera to fashion blowguns....
- SocrateaSocrateaSocratea is a genus of five species of palms found in tropical America. It can uproot itself and move away from where it germinated....
- WettiniaWettiniaWettinia is a palm genus, consisting of flowering plants in the Arecaceae family. The genus, established in 1837, contains some 20 species, but more seem to await discovery considering that 4 species - W. aequatorialis, W. lanata, W. minima and W. panamensis - were described as late as 1995. The...
Tribe Calameae
- The RattanRattanRattan is the name for the roughly 600 species of palms in the tribe Calameae, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australasia.- Structure :...
palms- CalamusCalamus (palm genus)Calamus is a genus of the palm family Arecaceae. These are among several genera known as rattan palms. There are some 325 species in this genus, all with a palaeotropical distribution. They are mostly leaf-climbers with slender, reedy stems...
- CalospathaCalospathaCalospatha is an extremely rare, monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in peninsular Malaysia where it is referred to as rotan demuk. It is not common in collections, nor has it been found in the wild for several years, leading some to conclude that the species may have...
- CeratolobusCeratolobusCeratolobus is a dioecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in Southeast Asia, commonly called rotan. They are only differentiated from close relatives like Korthalsia, Calamus, and Daemonorops by leaf sheath appendages or inflorescence variations...
- DaemonoropsDaemonoropsDaemonorops is a genus of rattan palms in the family Arecaceae found primarily in the tropics and subtropics of southeastern Asia.The stems of the Daemonorops are harvest for their cores, which is used for everything from canes to furniture. The fruits of certain species, in particular Daemonorops...
- EleiodoxaEleiodoxaEleiodoxa is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in Southeast Asia. The only species, Eleiodoxa conferta, is a dioecious, swamp-dwelling plant, commonly called kelumi or asam paya. While as many as five species have been described, four are usually recognized as synonyms...
- EremospathaEremospathaEremospatha is a climbing genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in tropical Africa. These rattans are uncommon in cultivation and poorly understood by taxonomists; some 12 species have been described, of which three are commonly recognized. Closely related to Laccosperma, they are...
- EugeissonaEugeissonaEugeissona is a clustering genus of flowering plant in the palm family native to Borneo, Thailand and Malaysia. The six monoecious species provide a wide range of local uses and are commonly called bertam or wild Bornean sago...
- KorthalsiaKorthalsiaKorthalsia is a clustering genus of flowering plant in the palm family spread throughout Southeast Asia. It is a highly specialized rattan with some species known to have an intimate relationship with ants, hence the common name ant rattan. High-climbing and armed with spines, the genus is named...
- Calamus
- LaccospermaLaccospermaLaccosperma is a clustering genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in tropical Africa. Poorly studied and rarely cultivated, they are closely related to the Eremospatha genus and with it form a tribe in the Calameae characterized by dyads of hermaphrodite flowers...
- MetroxylonMetroxylonMetroxylon is a genus of monoecious flowering plants in the Arecaceae family, consisting of seven species. They are native to Western Samoa, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Moluccas, the Carolines and Fiji in a variety of habitats, and cultivated westward to Thailand and Malaya.The name is...
- MyrialepisMyrialepisMyrialepis is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family native to Southeast Asia, where the only species Myrialepis paradoxa is colloquially called rotan kertong, or simply rattan...
- OncocalamusOncocalamusOncocalamus is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in western Africa. The genus is the lone member of the Oncocalaminae; once placed with the vegetatively similar Eremospatha and Laccosperma in the Ancistrophyllinae, it is now isolated based on their unusual flowers and...
- PigafettaPigafettaPigafetta is a genus of two palm species in the family Arecaceae. They are native to the Maluku Islands, Sulawesi, and Western New Guinea where they grow near rivers and in forest clearings up to 900 m in elevation. It is named for Antonio Pigafetta and is sometimes misspelled as Pigafettia...
- PlectocomiaPlectocomiaPlectocomia is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It contains at least the following species:* Plectocomia assamica* Plectocomia elongata* Plectocomia himalayana* Plectocomia microstachys* Plectocomia perreana...
- PlectocomiopsisPlectocomiopsisPlectocomiopsis is a dioecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra. Hapaxanthic and armed with spines, they are a climbing rattan, closely related to the Myrialepis palms...
- PogonotiumPogonotiumPogonotium is a dioecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in Malaysia and Borneo. Its close relatives are climbing rattans and while partially armed with climbing apparatus, its habit is sprawling and leaning but not effective climbing...
- RaphiaRaffia palmThe Raffia palms are a genus of twenty species of palms native to tropical regions of Africa, especially Madagascar, with one species also occurring in Central and South America. They grow up to 16 m tall and are remarkable for their compound pinnate leaves, the longest in the plant kingdom;...
- Raffia palm - RetispathaRetispathaRetispatha is a rare, monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family endemic to Borneo, where the sole species, Retispatha dumetosa, is known as wi tebu bruang or "the bear's sugar cane". The name combines Latin and Greek words meaning "network" and "spathe", and the species epithet means...
- SalaccaSalaccaSalacca is a genus of 20 species of palms native to Indonesia. They are very short-stemmed palms, with leaves up to 6–8 m long. The leaves have a spiny petiole; in most species they are pinnate with numerous leaflets, but some species, notably S...
Tribe Lepidocaryeae
- LepidocaryumLepidocaryumLepidocaryum is an unispecific genus of flowering plant in the palm family from South America where the lone species, Lepidocaryum tenue, is commonly called poktamui. Nine species have been described but palm taxonomists agree that just one variable plant represents them all...
- MauritiaMauritiaMauritia is a genus of fan palms which is native to northern South America. Mauritia flexuosa is widely distribution across northern South America, extending north to Trinidad, while the other M. carana is restricted to the Amazon region....
- MauritiellaMauritiellaMauritiella is a dioecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in South America where it is commonly called buriti. It is named after the similar and closely related Mauritia genus.-Description:...
Tribe Ceroxyleae
- CeroxylonCeroxylonCeroxylon is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family, native to the Andes in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, known as Andean wax palms....
- JuaniaJuaniaJuania australis, the Chonta Palm, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family, the only species in the genus Juania. It is a solitary trunked palm tree which is endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands archipielago in the southeast Pacific Ocean west of Chile.This palm is slow growing and...
- OraniopsisOraniopsisOraniopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family from Queensland, Australia, where the only known species, Oraniopsis appendiculata, grows in mountainous rain forest. Dioecious and extremely slow growing, the name means "similar to Orania" and the Latin epithet translates to...
- RaveneaRaveneaRavenea is a genus of 17 species of palms, all endemic to Madagascar and the Comoros.They are small to large palms, with solitary, robust grey stems, swollen at base and gradually tapering upward. The species vary greatly in size, with R. hildebrandtii and R. nana only reaching 4 m, while R....
Tribe Phytelephanteae
- AmmandraAmmandraAmmandra is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in South America where it is endangered. The sole species is Ammandra decasperma, although another species has been recognized. They are a pinnate-leaved, dioecious palm whose seeds and petioles are used in button and basket...
- AphandraAphandraAphandra is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family native to the Amazon Rainforest vegetation in South America . Its only species is Aphandra natalia, sometimes called mastodon palm or fiber palm, and is used by indigenous peoples in the construction of brooms and other products...
- PhytelephasPhytelephasPhytelephas is a genus containing six species of palms , occurring from southern Panama along the Andes to Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. They are commonly known as ivory palms, ivory-nut palms or tagua palms; their scientific name means "plant elephant"...
Tribe Borasseae
- BismarckiaBismarckiaBismarckia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family endemic to western and northern Madagascar where they grow in open grassland. The genus is named for the first chancellor of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck and the epithet for its only species, Bismarckia nobilis, comes...
- BorassodendronBorassodendronBorassodendron is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains two species....
- BorassusBorassusBorassus is a genus of six species of fan palms, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and New Guinea. They are tall palms, capable of growing up to 30 m high. The leaves are long, fan-shaped, 2 to 3 m in length...
- HyphaeneHyphaeneHyphaene is a genus of eight species of palms which includes the Doum palm . They are unusual among palms in having regular naturally branched trunks; most other palms are single-stemmed from the ground.-References:*...
(including the doum palmDoum palmHyphaene thebaica, with common names doum palm and gingerbread tree, is a type of palm tree with edible oval fruit. It is native to the Nile valley in Egypt and Sudan, and in riverine areas of northwestern Kenya.-Uses:...
) - LataniaLataniaLatania commonly known as Latan palm is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Latania loddigesii * Latania lontaroides...
- LodoiceaCoco de merThe Coco de Mer , the sole member of the genus Lodoicea, is a palm endemic to the islands of Praslin and Curieuse in the Seychelles. It formerly also was found on St Pierre, Chauve-Souris and Ile Ronde in the Seychelles group, but has become extinct on these islands...
- MedemiaMedemiaMedemia is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Medemia abiadensis* Medemia argun...
- SatranalaSatranalaSatranala decussilvae is a species of palm tree that is endemic to Madagascar. It is the only species in the genus Satranala, and is threatened by habitat loss....
Tribe Chuniophoeniceae (newer classification)
- ChuniophoenixChuniophoenixChuniophoenix is a genus of palm tree. It contains two species, including Chuniophoenix hainanensis.-Further reading:* in the Flora of China...
- KerriodoxaKerriodoxaKerriodoxa elegans is the only species of palm in the genus Kerriodoxa, in the Arecaceae family....
- NannorrhopsNannorrhopsNannorrhops ritchiana is the sole species in the genus Nannorrhops in the palm family Arecaceae. It is native to southwestern Asia, from the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula east through Iran and Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwestern India, growing at altitudes of up to 1600 m.It is a...
- TahinaTahinaThe Tahina Palm is a rare species of gigantic palm that is found only in the Analalava District of northwestern Madagascar...
Tribe CorypheaeCorypheaeCorypheae is a tribe of palm trees in the subfamily Coryphoideae. The extinct palm Palaeoraphe is placed into the subtribe Livistoninae....
- Acoelorrhaphe
- BraheaBraheaBrahea is a genus of palms in the Arecaceae family. They are commonly referred to as Hesper Palms and are endemic to Mexico and Central America...
- ChamaeropsChamaeropsChamaerops is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae , comprising a single species Chamaerops humilis , representative of the Pre-Pliocene paleo-tropical ancestral lineages in the area.-Distribution:It is the only palm species native to continental Europe...
- ChelyocarpusChelyocarpusChelyocarpus is a genus of small to medium-sized fan palms which are native to northwestern South America. Some are upright trees, while others creep along the ground. Species are used for thatch, to weave hats, stuff pillows and as a source of salt....
- CoccothrinaxCoccothrinaxCoccothrinax is a genus of palms in the Arecaceae family. There are more than 50 species described in the genus, plus many synonyms and sub-species. A new species has been described as recently as 2006. Many of the Coccothrinax have silver or thatch, or both, in their English common names...
- ColpothrinaxColpothrinaxColpothrinax is a genus of palms native to Central America and the Caribbean. Colpothrinax aphanopetala is found in southern Central America , while Colpothrinax cookii is found in northern Central America...
- CoperniciaCoperniciaCopernicia is a genus of 24 species of palms, native to South America and the Caribbean. They are fan palms , with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets...
- Carnauba waxCarnauba waxCarnauba , also called Brazil wax and palm wax, is a wax of the leaves of the palm Copernicia prunifera, a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian states of Piauí, Ceará, and Rio Grande do Norte. It is known as "queen of waxes" and usually comes in the form of hard yellow-brown...
palm - CoryphaCoryphaCorypha is a genus of six or seven species of palms , native to India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, and northeastern Australia...
- CryosophilaCryosophilaCryosophila is a genus of medium-sized fan palms which range from central Mexico to northern Colombia. They can be readily distinguished from related genera by their distinctive downward-pointing stem-spines, which are actually modified roots....
- GuihaiaGuihaiaGuihaia is a genus of two species of palms found in China and Vietnam....
- HemithrinaxHemithrinaxHemithrinax is a genus of palms which is endemic to eastern Cuba....
- ItayaItayaItaya amicorum is a medium-sized fan palm that is native to Brazil, Colombia and Peru. The only species in the genus Itaya, it was unknown to science until 1972.-Description:...
- JohannesteijsmanniaJohannesteijsmanniaJohannesteijsmannia is a genus of four species of palms found in tropical rainforests of southern Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. They are fan palms, usually growing without a trunk....
- LeucothrinaxLeucothrinaxLeucothrinax morrisii, the Key thatch palm, is a small palm which is native to the Greater Antilles, northern Lesser Antilles, The Bahamas and the Florida Keys. Until 2008 it was known as Thrinax morrisii. It was split from the genus Thrinax after phylogenetic studies showed that its inclusion in...
- LicualaLicualaLicuala is a genus of palms commonly found in tropical rainforests of southern Asia, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. They are fan palms, with the leaves mostly circular in outline, sometimes undivided but more usually divided into wedge-shaped segments...
- LivistonaLivistonaLivistona is a genus of 36 species of palms , native to southern and southeastern Asia, Australasia, and the Horn of Africa...
- MaxburretiaMaxburretiaMaxburretia is a genus of three rare species of palms found in southern Thailand and Malaysia. The genus is named in honor of Max Burret....
- PholidocarpusPholidocarpusPholidocarpus is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Pholidocarpus kingianus* Pholidocarpus macrocarpus...
- PritchardiaPritchardiaThe genus Pritchardia consists of between 24-40 species of fan palms found on tropical Pacific Ocean islands in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tuamotus, and Hawaii. The generic name honours William Thomas Pritchard , a British consul at Fiji.-Description:These palms vary in height, ranging from...
- PritchardiopsisPritchardiopsisPritchardiopsis jeanneneyi is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family, and the only species in the genus Pritchardiopsis. It is found only in New Caledonia, where only one mature specimen survives in its native habitat. The cause of its rarity in the wild is because its meristem is...
- Rhapidophyllum - Needle Palm
- RhapisRhapisRhapis is a genus of about 10 species of small palms native to southeastern Asia from southern Japan and southern China south to Thailand. The species are commonly known as Lady Palms....
- SabalSabalSabal is a genus of New World palms, many of the species being known as palmetto. They are fan palms , with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets; in some of the species, the leaflets are joined for up to half of their length...
- Palmetto - SchippiaSchippiaSchippia concolor, the Mountain Pimento or Silver Pimeto, is a medium-sized palm species that is native to Belize and Guatemala. Named for its discoverer, Australian botanist William A. Schipp, the species is threatened by habitat loss....
- SerenoaSaw PalmettoSerenoa repens, commonly known as saw palmetto, is the sole species currently classified in the genus Serenoa. It has been known by a number of synonyms, including Sabal serrulatum, under which name it still often appears in alternative medicine. It is a small palm, normally reaching a height of...
- Saw Palmetto - ThrinaxThrinaxThrinax is a genus in the palm family, native to the wider Caribbean. It is closely related to the genera Coccothrinax, Hemithrinax and Zombia. Flowers are small and bisexual, and are borne on small stalks....
- TrachycarpusTrachycarpusTrachycarpus is a genus of ten species of palms native to Asia, from the Himalaya east to eastern China. They are fan palms , with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. The leaf bases produce persistent fibers that often give the trunk a characteristic...
- TrithrinaxTrithrinaxTrithrinax is a genus of few flowering plants in the Arecaceae family, that belong to the Coryphoideae subfamily, a not very evolved lineage. The name is derived of ancient greek, where tri means three, and thrinax trident...
- WashingtoniaWashingtoniaWashingtonia is a genus of palms, native to the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico...
- ZombiaZombiaZombia antillarum, commonly known as the zombie palm, is a species of palm tree and the only member of the genus Zombia. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles...