List of Arecaceae or

Palmae The Arecaceae 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 called palm tree ...

genera arranged alphabetically.Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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* '' Acanthophoenix'' H.Wendl. * '' Acoelorrhaphe'' H.Wendl. * ''

Acrocomia ''Acrocomia'' is a genus of palms which is native to the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico in the north, through Central America and the Caribbean, and through South America south to Argentina. Description ''Acrocomia'' is a genus of spiny, pin ...

'' Mart. * '' Actinokentia'' Dammer * '' Actinorhytis'' H.Wendl. & Drude * '' Adonidia''

Becc. Odoardo Beccari (16 November 1843 – 25 October 1920) was an Italian botanist famous for his discoveries in Indonesia, particularly New Guinea, and Australia. He has been called the greatest botanist to ever study Malesia. His author abbrevi ...

* '' Aiphanes'' Willd. * ''

Allagoptera ''Allagoptera'' is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in South America consisting of 5 accepted species. Compared to other genera within the Cocoseae ''Allagoptera'' is described as particularly specialized.Uhl, Nat ...

'' Nees * '' Alloschmidia'' H.E.Moore * '' Alsmithia'' H.E.Moore * '' Ammandra'' O.F.Cook * '' Aphandra'' Barfod * '' Archontophoenix'' H.Wendl. & Drude * ''

Areca ''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. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...

'' L. * '' Arenga'' Labill. * '' Asterogyne'' H.Wendl. * ''

Astrocaryum ''Astrocaryum'' 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 th ...

'' G.Mey. * '' Atitara'' * '' Attalea'' Kunth

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Bactris ''Bactris'' is a genus of spiny palms which are native to Mexico, South and Central America and the Caribbean. Most species are small trees about tall, but some are large trees while others are shrubs with subterranean stems. They have simple o ...

'' Jacq. * '' Balaka'' Becc. * '' Barcella'' (Trail) Trail ex Drude * '' Basselinia'' Vieill. * '' Beccariophoenix'' Jum. & H.Perrier * '' Bentinckia'' Berry ex Roxb. * '' Bismarckia'' Hildebrandt & H.Wendl. * '' Borassodendron'' Becc. * '' Borassus'' L. * '' Brahea'' Mart. ex Endl. * '' Brassiophoenix'' Burret * '' Brongniartikentia'' Becc. * ''

Burretiokentia ''Burretiokentia'' is a genus of palms (Arecaceae) endemic to New Caledonia containing five species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A sp ...

'' Pic.Serm. * ''

Butia ''Butia'' is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae, native to the South American countries of Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. Many species produce edible fruits, which are sometimes used to make alcoholic beverages and other foods. ...

'' (Becc.) Becc.

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Calamus Calamus may refer to: Botany and zoology * ''Calamus'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Sparidae * ''Calamus'' (palm), a genus of rattan palms * Calamus, the hollow shaft of a feather, also known as the quill * '' Acorus calamus'', the swe ...

'' L. * ''

Calospatha ''Calospatha'' is an extremely rare, monotypic genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae, 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 se ...

'' Becc. * '' Calyptrocalyx'' Blume * '' Calyptrogyne'' H.Wendl. * '' Calyptronoma'' Griseb. * '' Campecarpus'' H.Wendl. ex Becc. * '' Carpentaria'' Becc. * '' Carpoxylon'' H.Wendl. & Drude * ''

Caryota ''Caryota'' is a genus of palm trees. They are often known as fishtail palms because of the shape of their leaves. There are about 13 species native to Asia ( China, India, Indonesia, etc.), northern Australia, and the South Pacific. One of ...

'' L. * '' Ceratolobus'' Blume * ''

Ceroxylon ''Ceroxylon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae, native to the Andes in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, known as Andean wax palms.Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Bo ...

'' Bonpl. ex DC. * '' Chamaedorea'' Willd. * ''

Chamaerops ''Chamaerops'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae. The only currently fully accepted species is ''Chamaerops humilis'', variously called European fan palm or the Mediterranean dwarf palm. It is one of the most cold-hardy ...

'' L. * '' Chambeyronia'' Vieill. * ''

Chelyocarpus ''Chelyocarpus'' 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 ...

'' Dammer * '' Chuniophoenix'' Burret * '' Clinosperma'' Becc. * ''

Clinostigma ''Clinostigma'' is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae (palm) family, native to various islands in the western Pacific. It contains the following species:Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of ...

'' H.Wendl. * ''

Coccothrinax ''Coccothrinax'' is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae. There are more than 50 species described in the genus, plus many synonyms and subspecies. A new species (''Coccothrinax spirituana'') was described as recently as 2017. Many ''Coccothr ...

'' Sarg. * '' Cocos'' L. * ''

Colpothrinax ''Colpothrinax'' is a genus of palms native to Central America and the Caribbean. ''Colpothrinax'' is a member of subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Trachycarpeae, although its placement within the subtribe is uncertain, on the basis of plastid The ...

'' Griseb. & H.Wendl. * ''

Copernicia ''Copernicia'' is a genus of palms native to South America and the Greater Antilles. Of the known species and nothospecies ( hybrids), 22 of the 27 are endemic to Cuba. They are fan palms (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the leaves with a bar ...

'' Mart. ex Endl. * ''

Corypha ''Corypha'' (gebang palm, buri palm or talipot palm) is a genus of palms (family Arecaceae), native to India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea and northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula, Queensland). They are fan palms (su ...

'' L. * ''

Cryosophila ''Cryosophila'' is a genus of medium-sized fan palms that range from central Mexico to northern Colombia. Species in the genus can be readily distinguished from related genera by their distinctive downward-pointing spines on the stem, which ar ...

'' Blume * '' Cyphokentia'' Brongn. * ''

Cyphophoenix ''Cyphophoenix'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It contains 4 known species, all endemic to New Caledonia. The relationships between ''Cyphophoenix'' and some other genera of the tribe Basseliniinae including '' Physoken ...

'' H.Wendl. ex Hook.f. * '' Cyphosperma'' H.Wendl. ex Hook.f. * '' Cyrtostachys'' Blume

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Daemonorops ''Daemonorops'' was a genus of rattan palms in the family Arecaceae. Its species are now included within the genus ''Calamus''. Species found primarily in the tropics and subtropics of southeastern Asia with a few species extending into souther ...

'' Blume * '' Deckenia'' H.Wendl. ex Seem. * ''

Desmoncus ''Desmoncus'' is a genus of mostly climbing, spiny palms native to the Neotropics. The genus extends from Mexico in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south, with two species present in the southeastern Caribbean (Trinidad and the Windwar ...

'' Mart. * ''

Dictyocaryum ''Dictyocaryum'' is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in South America. It is closely related to the genus ''Iriartea''; they are commonly called araque or palma real. As many as eleven species have been described bu ...

'' H.Wendl. * '' Dictyosperma'' H.Wendl. & Drude * '' Dransfieldia'' W.J.Baker & Zona * '' Drymophloeus'' Zipp. * ''

Dypsis ''Dypsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae. They are slender, evergreen palms with yellow flowers carried in panicles amongst the pinnate leaves. Many ''Dypsis'' species have aerial branching (above the main trunk), a rare ...

'' Noronha ex Mart.

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Elaeis ''Elaeis'' () is a genus of palms containing two species, called oil palms. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African oil palm ''Elaeis guineensis'' (the species name ''guineensis'' referring to its co ...

'' Jacq. * '' Eleiodoxa'' (Becc.) Burret * '' Eremospatha'' (G.Mann & H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. * ''

Eugeissona ''Eugeissona'' 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. The genus is t ...

'' Griff. * '' Euterpe'' Mart.

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* '' Gaussia'' H.Wendl. * '' Geonoma'' Willd. * '' Guihaia'' J.Dransf., S.K.Lee & F.N.Wei

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Hedyscepe ''Hedyscepe canterburyana'', the big mountain palm or umbrella palm, is the sole species in the genus ''Hedyscepe'' of the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia and is threatened by habitat loss. It is a solitary palm wit ...

'' H.Wendl. & Drude * ''

Hemithrinax ''Hemithrinax'' is a genus of palms that is endemic to eastern Cuba. It comprises three species and one variety and was previously included within the genus ''Thrinax''. * '' Hemithrinax compacta'' (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) M.Gómez - Sierra de Nipe ...

'' Hook * '' Heterospathe'' Scheff. * ''

Howea ''Howea'' 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 for ...

'' Becc. * '' Hydriastele'' H.Wendl. & Drude * '' Hyophorbe'' Gaertn. * ''

Hyospathe ''Hyospathe'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, native to South America and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the Un ...

'' Mart. * ''

Hyphaene ''Hyphaene'' is a genus of palms native to Africa, Madagascar, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent.Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The gen ...

'' Gaertn.

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* '' Iguanura'' Blume * '' Iriartea'' Ruiz & Pav. * ''

Iriartella ''Iriartella'' is a genus of two species of palms found in northern and northwestern South America (Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and western Brazil; particularly the Acre, Amazonas, Roraima, and Pará states).Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. ...

'' H.Wendl. * ''

Itaya ''Itaya amicorum'' is a medium-size fan palm that is native to Brazil, Colombia and Peru. It is the only species in the genus ''Itaya''. It was unknown to science until 1972, when it was discovered on the bank of the Itaya River in the Peruvian ...

'' H.E.Moore

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* '' Johannesteijsmannia'' H.E.Moore * '' Juania'' Drude * ''

Jubaea ''Jubaea'' is a genus of palms with one species, ''Jubaea chilensis'' or ''Jubaea spectabilis'', commonly known in English as the Chilean wine palm or Chile cocopalm, and palma chilena in Spanish. It is native to southwestern South America and i ...

'' Kunth * '' Jubaeopsis'' Becc.

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Kentiopsis ''Kentiopsis'' is a genus of palm trees endemic to New Caledonia. Relationships between ''Kentiopsis'' and the other genera of subtribe Archontophoenicinae, including the Australian ''Archontophoenix'' and the New Caledonia endemic ''Chambeyronia ...

'' Brongn. * '' Kerriodoxa'' J.Dransf. * '' Korthalsia'' Blume

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* '' Laccospadix'' Drude & H.Wendl. * '' Laccosperma'' (G.Mann & H.Wendl.) Drude * ''

Latania ''Latania'', commonly known as latan palm or latania palm, is a genus of flowering plant in the palm tree family, native to the Mascarene Islands in the western Indian Ocean. Species The genus contains three species, one from each of the three ...

'' Comm. ex Juss. * †'' Latanites'' Massalongo, 1858 * '' Lavoixia'' H.E.Moore * '' Lemurophoenix'' J.Dransf. * '' Leopoldinia'' Mart. * ''

Lepidocaryum ''Lepidocaryum'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family from South America where the lone species, ''Lepidocaryum tenue'', is commonly called poktamui. Nine species names have been published, but palm taxonomists currently ag ...

'' Mart. * '' Lepidorrhachis'' (H.Wendl. & Drude) O.F.Cook * ''

Leucothrinax ''Leucothrinax morrisii'', the Key thatch palm, is a small palm which is native to the Greater Antilles (except Jamaica), northern Lesser Antilles, The Bahamas and Florida and the Florida Keys in the United States. Until 2008 it was known as ...

'' C.Lewis & Zona * ''

Licuala ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Thunb. * '' Linospadix'' H.Wendl. * ''

Livistona ''Livistona'' is a genus of palms, the botanical family Arecaceae, native to southeastern and eastern Asia, Australasia, and the Horn of Africa. They are fan palms, the leaves with an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate f ...

'' R.Br. * ''

Lodoicea ''Lodoicea'', commonly known as the sea coconut, coco de mer, or double coconut, is a monotypic genus in the palm family. The sole species, ''Lodoicea maldivica'', is endemic to the islands of Praslin and Curieuse in the Seychelles. It has t ...

'' Comm. ex DC. * '' Loxococcus'' H.Wendl. & Drude * ''

Lytocaryum ''Lytocaryum'' is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family endemic to the Atlantic coast of Brazil, where 4 species are known. Palms once classified as ''Microcoelum'' are herein included; the genus is closely related to '' Syag ...

'' Toledo

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Manicaria ''Manicaria'' is a palm genus which is found in Trinidad, Central and South America. It contains two recognized species: #'' Manicaria martiana'' Burret – Colombia, northwestern Brazil #''Manicaria saccifera'' Gaertn. – Central America, Tri ...

'' Gaertn. * ''

Marojejya ''Marojejya'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It contains the following two species, both endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasik ...

'' Humbert * ''

Masoala ''Masoala'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It contains the following species, both endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, ...

'' Jum. * ''

Mauritia ''Mauritia'' is a genus of fan palms which is native to northern South America and to the Island of Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern ...

'' L.f. * ''

Mauritiella ''Mauritiella'' 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 genus '' Mauritia''.Uhl, Natalie W. and Dransfield, John (198 ...

'' Burret * ''

Maxburretia ''Maxburretia'' is a genus of three rare species of palms found in southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia. The genus is named in honor of Max Burret, (1883 – 1964) a German botanist.Barfod, A.S. & Dransfield, J. (2013). Flora of Thailand 1 ...

'' Furtado * '' Medemia'' Wurttemb. ex H.Wendl. * '' Metroxylon'' Rottb. * '' Moratia'' H.E.Moore * ''

Myrialepis ''Myrialepis'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family, the single species, ''Myrialepis paradoxa'', native to Southeast Asia.Riffle, Robert L. and Craft, Paul (2003) ''An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms''. Portland: Timber Pr ...

'' Becc.

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Nannorrhops ''Nannorrhops ritchiana'', the Mazari palm, is the sole species in the genus ''Nannorrhops'' in the palm family Arecaceae. Distribution It is native to southwestern Asia, in the historical region of Balochistan, from the southeast of the Arabian ...

'' H.Wendl. * '' Nenga'' H.Wendl. & Drude * ''

Neonicholsonia ''Neonicholsonia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family native to Central America ( Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama).Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1 ...

'' Dammer * '' Neoveitchia'' Becc. * '' Nephrosperma'' Balf.f. * '' Normanbya'' F.Muell. ex Becc. * '' Nypa'' Steck

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Oenocarpus ''Oenocarpus'' is a genus of pinnate-leaved palms (Arecaceae) native to Trinidad, southern Central and tropical South America. (2004): World Checklist of Arecaceae &ndash''Oenocarpus'' The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Re ...

'' Mart. * '' Oncocalamus'' (G.Mann & H.Wendl.) Hook.f. * '' Oncosperma'' Blume * ''

Orania Orania () is an Afrikaner separatist town founded by Afrikaners in South Africa. It is located along the Orange River in the Karoo region of the Northern Cape province. The town is split in two halves by the R369 road, and is from Cape Tow ...

'' Zipp. * '' Oraniopsis'' J.Dransf., A.K.Irvine & N.W.Uhl

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Parajubaea ''Parajubaea'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. They are native to the northern Andes mountains in northwestern South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the So ...

'' Burret * ''

Pelagodoxa ''Pelagodoxa henryana'' is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus ''Pelagodoxa''. It is found only in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, where it is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed hab ...

'' Becc. * ''

Phoenicophorium ''Phoenicophorium'', the thief palm, is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. The sole species is ''Phoenicophorium borsigianum''. It is endemic to the Seychelles, being is fairly widespread on the larger islands of the ...

'' H.Wendl. * ''

Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

'' L. * '' Pholidocarpus'' Blume * '' Pholidostachys'' H.Wendl. ex Hook.f. * ''

Physokentia ''Physokentia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the palm family, native to certain islands of the western Pacific. Description This genus contains the following species: The relationships between ''Physokentia'' and some other genera of the t ...

'' Becc. * ''

Phytelephas ''Phytelephas'' is a genus containing six known species of dioecious palms (family Arecaceae), occurring from southern Panama along the Andes to Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, northwestern Brazil, and Peru. They are commonly known as ivory palm ...

'' Ruiz & Pav. * '' Pigafetta'' (Blume) Becc. * ''

Pinanga ''Pinanga'' is a genus of flowering plant of the palm family in the subtribe Arecinae. It is native to eastern and southern Asia (India, China, Indo-China, Malesia) across to New Guinea. Species Accepted species: * '' Pinanga acaulis'' Ridl ...

'' Blume * '' Plectocomia'' Mart. ex Blume * ''

Plectocomiopsis ''Plectocomiopsis'' is a dioecious genus of flowering plant in the arecaceae, palm family found in Indochina, Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra. Hapaxanthic and armed with spines, they are a climbing rattan, closely related to the ''Myrialepis'' palm ...

'' Becc. * ''

Podococcus ''Podococcus'' is a genus of palms found in tropical Africa. It includes two recognized species:Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438. * ''Podococcus acaulis'' Hua - Gabon, ...

'' G.Mann & H.Wendl. * '' Pogonotium'' J.Dransf. * '' Polyandrococos'' Barb.Rodr. * '' Ponapea'' Becc. * ''

Prestoea ''Prestoea'' is a genus of palms native to the Caribbean, Central and South America. Its range extends from Nicaragua and the Greater Antilles in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south. * '' Prestoea acuminata'' (Willd.) H.E.Moore - C ...

'' Hook.f. * '' Pritchardia'' Seem. & H.Wendl. * '' Pritchardiopsis'' Becc. * ''

Pseudophoenix ''Pseudophoenix'' is a genus of Arecaceae, palms which is native to the wider Caribbean. Three species of the four species are endemic (ecology), endemic to Hispaniola, while the fourth, ''P. sargentii'', is widely distributed in the northern Ca ...

'' H.Wendl. ex Sarg. * '' Ptychococcus'' Becc. * '' Ptychosperma'' Labill.

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* '' Raphia'' P.Beauv. * '' Ravenea'' C.D.Bouche * '' Reinhardtia'' Liebm. * '' Retispatha'' J.Dransf. * '' Rhapidophyllum'' H.Wendl. & Drude * ''

Rhapis ''Rhapis'' is a genus of about 10 species of small palms native to southeastern Asia from southern Japan and southern China south to Sumatra. The species are commonly known as lady palms. They are fan palms Fan palm as a descriptive term ...

'' L.f. ex Aiton * '' Rhopaloblaste'' Scheff. * ''

Rhopalostylis ''Rhopalostylis'' 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 m in length, and the leaf bases encircle the trunk. Distribution ''R ...

'' H.Wendl. & Drude * '' Roscheria'' H.Wendl. ex Balf.f. * ''

Roystonea ''Roystonea'' is a genus of eleven species of monoecious palms, native to the Caribbean Islands, and the adjacent coasts of the United States (Florida), Central America and northern South America. Commonly known as the royal palms, the genus ...

'' O.F.Cook

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Sabal ''Sabal'' is a genus of palms (or fan-palms) endemic to the New World. Currently, there are 17 recognized species of ''Sabal'', including one hybrid species. The species are native to the subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas, from th ...

'' Adans. * ''

Sabinaria ''Sabinaria magnifica'' is a species of palm tree and the only member of the genus ''Sabinaria''. Native to the Darién Gap on the border between Colombia and Panama, it grows from tall with large, deeply-divided leaf blades. It has been desc ...

'' R.Bernal & Galeano * ''

Salacca ''Salacca'' is a genus of about 20 species of palms native to Southeast Asia and the eastern Himalayas. They are dioecious (with the exception of Salak Bali) and pollinated by Curculionidae beetles. They are very short-stemmed palms, with leave ...

'' Reinw. * ''

Satakentia ''Satakentia liukiuensis'' (satake palm, yaeyama-yashi apanese ヤエヤマヤシ satakentia palm, yaeyama palm), is a species of palm tree. They are endemic to Ishigaki Island and Iriomote Island in the Yaeyama Islands, the south-westernmost of ...

'' H.E.Moore * ''

Satranala ''Satranala decussilvae'' is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is a palm endemic to Madagascar. It is the only species in the genus ''Satranala'', and is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed hab ...

'' J.Dransf. & Beentje * ''

Schippia ''Schippia 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. It ...

'' Burret * '' Sclerosperma'' G.Mann & H.Wendl. * ''

Serenoa ''Serenoa repens'', commonly known as saw palmetto, is the sole species currently classified in the genus ''Serenoa''. It is a small palm, growing to a maximum height around . It is endemic to the subtropical and tropical Southeastern United S ...

'' Hook.f. * '' Socratea'' H.Karst. * '' Solfia'' Rech. * ''

Sommieria ''Sommieria'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family endemic to New Guinea (Papua New Guinea and West Papua in Indonesia) where they grow in rain forest understory. The sole species is ''Sommieria leucophylla''. They resembl ...

'' Becc. * '' Syagrus'' Mart. * '' Synechanthus'' H.Wendl.

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* '' Tahina'' J.Dransf. & Rakotoarinivo * '' Tectiphiala'' H.E.Moore * ''

Thrinax ''Thrinax'' is a genus in the palm family, native to the Caribbean. It is closely related to the genera '' Coccothrinax'', '' Hemithrinax'' and ''Zombia''. Flowers are small, bisexual and are borne on small stalks. Taxonomy In the first editi ...

'' Sw. * ''

Trachycarpus ''Trachycarpus'' is a genus of eleven species of palms native to Asia, from the Himalaya east to eastern China. They are fan palms (subfamily Coryphoideae), with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets ...

'' H.Wendl. * '' Trithrinax'' Mart.

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* '' Veillonia'' H.E.Moore * ''

Veitchia ''Veitchia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It contains the following species, all native to islands in the Pacific Ocean (Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga and the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consi ...

'' H.Wendl. * '' Verschaffeltia'' H.Wendl. * '' Voanioala'' J.Dransf.

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* '' Wallichia'' Roxb. * ''

Washingtonia ''Washingtonia'' is a genus of palms, native to the southwestern United States (in southern California, and southwest Arizona) and northwest Mexico (in Baja California and Sonora). Both ''Washingtonia'' species are commonly cultivated across t ...

'' H.Wendl. * '' Welfia'' H.Wendl. * ''

Wendlandiella ''Wendlandiella'' is a genus of one species of palms found in Peru, Bolivia and Acre state in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and ...

'' Dammer * '' Wettinia'' Poepp. * ''

Wodyetia ''Wodyetia bifurcata'', the foxtail palm, is a species of palm in the family Arecaceae, native to Queensland, Australia. It is the sole species in the genus ''Wodyetia''. The Palm and Cycads Societies of Australia (PACSOA) describes this palm a ...

'' Irvine

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Zombia ''Zombia 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 (both the Dominican Republic and Haiti) in the Greater Antilles. Usuall ...

'' L.H.Bailey

References

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