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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]
Pritchardia kaalae, also known as Waianae Range pritchardia [4] or loulu palm, is a species of palm tree that is endemic to the western part of the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi. It grows near springs in the dry forests on the Waiʻanae Range at elevations up to 2,500 feet (760 m).
The fronds are up to 4 m (13 ft) long, made up of a thorned petiole up to 2 m (6.6 ft) long, bearing a fan of leaflets 1.5–2.0 m (4.9–6.6 ft) long. They have long, thread-like, white fibers, and the petioles are pure green with yellow edges and filifera-filaments, between the segments. The trunk is gray and tan, and the leaves are gray green.
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.
Each leaf is 140–190 cm (4 ft 7 in – 6 ft 3 in) long, with the petiole 60–100 cm (2 ft 0 in – 3 ft 3 in) long, and the leaflets up to 90 cm (2 ft 11 in) long. It is a somewhat variable plant, especially as regards its general appearance; and some specimens are to be seen with leaf segments having straight and others having drooping tips.
Phoenix rupicola palm trees grow to 8 metres (26 ft) in height, and 20 cm in width. They are usually clean of leaf bases except near the crown. Leaves are 2.5 to 3 m long, 35 cm leaflets, pinnately arranged, on 50 – 60 cm pseudo petioles armed with spines.
Since palm fronds are blessed before they are distributed on Palm Sunday, they hold a Holy status. That means you can't simply throw your Palm Cross away when the service is over.
Hyophorbe amaricaulis (also known as the "loneliest palm") [2] is a species of palm tree of the order Arecales, family Arecaceae, subfamily Arecoideae, tribe Chamaedoreeae. It is found exclusively on the island of Mauritius , and only a single surviving specimen [ 3 ] has been documented in the Curepipe Botanic Gardens in Curepipe .