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Calophyllum inophyllum is a large evergreen plant, commonly called tamanu, oil-nut, mastwood, beach calophyllum or beautyleaf. It is native to tropical Asia and Wallacea.Due to its importance as a source of timber for the traditional shipbuilding of large outrigger ships, it has been spread in prehistoric times by the migrations of the Austronesian peoples to the islands of Oceania and ...
Normanbya merrillii Becc. Veitchia merrillii (Becc.) H.E.Moore. Adonidia merrillii, the Manila palm, is a palm tree species native to the Philippines ( Palawan and Danjugan Island ). [1] This palm was cultivated for centuries in East Asia before becoming a staple in the West. It is reportedly naturalized in the West Indies and Florida. [3]
The coconut tree ( Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. [1] The term " coconut " (or the archaic " cocoanut ") [2] can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut. They are ubiquitous in coastal tropical regions and ...
Borassus (palmyra palm) is a genus of five species of fan palms, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Papua New Guinea. Description [ edit ] These massive palms can grow up to 30 m (98 ft) high and have robust trunks with distinct leaf scars; in some species, the trunk develops a distinct swelling just below the crown, though for ...
Hardy palms are any of the species of palm that are able to withstand brief periods of colder temperatures and even occasional snowfall.A few palms are native to higher elevations of South Asia where true winter conditions occur, while a few others are native to the warmer parts of the temperate zone in southern Europe, and others are native throughout temperate and subtropical locales in the ...
Summary. Description Coconut palm trees on the beach of Sabang, Palawan, Philippines.jpg. English: Palawan itself is the sixth largest of the Philippine Islands. The climate of the ecoregion is tropical wet. Русский: Сабанг, остров Палаван, Филиппины.
Synonyms. Palmae. The Arecaceae ( / ærəˈkeɪsiaɪ /) 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 trees. [3]