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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.
Washingtonia robusta, known by common name as the Mexican fan palm, Mexican washingtonia, or skyduster is a palm tree native to the Baja California peninsula and a small part of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. Despite its limited native distribution, W. robusta one of the most widely cultivated subtropical palms in the world. [3]
Hawai'i is home to twenty-four species of loulu palms. These trees are unarmed (lacking thorns or spines) and feature fan-shaped or palmate leaves, which are divided into three parts: the leaf base, leaf stalk, and leaf blade. The flowers of the loulu palm are typically small (less than one-third of an inch), bright yellow, and densely arranged.
[5] [6] The crownshaft is around 140 cm (55 in) long and is green or purple green. [6] [7] Around 9 to 12 leaves (or fronds) make up the crown, each about 4–4.5 m (13–15 ft) long and with around 90 pairs of leaflets. [5] [6] [7] The fronds usually have a half-twist so that the leaflets at the distal end are more or less vertical. The ...
Nīkau grow up to 15 m tall, with a stout, green trunk which bears grey-green leaf scars. The trunk is topped by a smooth, bulging crownshaft up to 1 m long. The fronds are up to 3 m long, and the closely set, sometimes overlapping leaflets are up to 1m long. The inflorescence is multibranched and from 20 to 40 cm long.
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.
Phoenix reclinata is a dioecious clumping palm, producing multiple stems from 7.5 to 15 m in height and 30 cm in width. Foliage is pinnate and recurved, growing 2.5 to 4.5 m in length and 0.75 m in width. Leaf color is bright to deep green on 30 cm petioles with long, sharp spines at the base, with 20 to 40 leaves per crown.
Palmyra palms are economically useful and widely cultivated, especially in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The palmyra palm has long been one of the most important trees of Cambodia and India, where it has over 800 uses. The leaves are used for thatching, mats, baskets, fans, hats, and umbrellas, and as writing material.