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The Arecaceae (/ ˌ ær ə ˈ k eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /) 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 .
This is a list of all the genera in the botanical family Arecaceae, the palm family, arranged by tribes and subtribes within the family. [1] Genera Palmarum (2008) lists 183 genera. [2] Lanonia, Saribus, and the monotypic genera Jailoloa, Wallaceodoxa, Manjekia, [3] and Sabinaria, which were described after 2008, have also been included below.
Common names in English include areca palm, areca nut palm, betel palm, betel nut palm, Indian nut, Pinang palm and catechu. [1] This palm is commonly called the betel tree because its fruit, the areca nut , which are often chewed along with the betel leaf , a leaf from a vine of the family Piperaceae .
Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the date palm, [2] is a flowering-plant species in the palm family Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates.The species is widely cultivated across northern Africa, the Middle East, the Horn of Africa, Australia, South Asia, and California. [3]
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Common name Arecaceae: Monotypic subfamily within the family: Nypa: Nypa fruticans: Mangrove palm Avicenniaceae (disputed) Old monogeneric family, now subsumed in Acanthaceae, but clearly isolated: Avicennia: Avicennia alba: Avicennia balanophora: Avicennia bicolor: Avicennia integra: Avicennia marina: grey mangrove (subspecies: australasica ...
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. [1] [3] The generic name Areca is derived from a name used locally on the Malabar Coast of India.
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, also known by its synonym Dypsis lutescens [2] and as golden cane palm, areca palm, [3] yellow palm, [3] butterfly palm, [3] or bamboo palm, [4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, native to Madagascar and naturalized in the Andaman Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, Réunion, El Salvador, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Canary Islands, southern Florida, Haiti ...