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Astrocaryum is a genus of spiny palms native to Mexico, Trinidad, Central and South America; the sharp, flattened spines that cover the trunk can be up to 30 cm (12 inches) long. [2] The Caribbean species has solitary stems, 8 to 20 metres (26 to 66 ft) tall. There are about 36 species in the genus.
Euterpe is a genus of palm trees, containing eight species that are native to Central America and the Yucatan, the West Indies, and South America, from Belize and the Windward Islands southward to Brazil, Peru and Argentina. [1] [2] These palms grow mainly in swamps and floodplains. The genus is named after the muse Euterpe of Greek mythology.
Syagrus romanzoffiana, the queen palm, [7] cocos palm or Jerivá, is a palm native to South America, introduced throughout the world as a popular ornamental garden tree. S. romanzoffiana is a medium-sized palm, quickly reaching maturity at a height of up to 15 m (49 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves having as many as 494 pinnae (), although more typically around 300, each pinna being around 50 ...
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. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Syagrus is a genus of Arecaceae (palms), native to South America, with one species endemic to the Lesser Antilles. [3] The genus is closely related to the Cocos , or coconut genus, and many Syagrus species produce edible seeds similar to the coconut.
Geonoma is a genus of small to medium-sized palms native to the forest understorey of tropical Central and South America. This palm genus is one of the largest in the Neotropics. [1] Its 64 species are distributed from Mexico and Haiti in the north to Paraguay in the south; two are found in the Lesser Antilles. [2]
Copernicia is a genus of palms native to South America and the Greater Antilles.Of the known species and nothospecies (), 22 of the 27 are endemic to Cuba. [1] They are fan palms (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets.
Roystonea oleracea is known as the palmiste in Trinidad and Tobago, the royal palm [8] or cabbage palm in Barbados [9] and chaguaramo or maparó in Venezuela. [8] In Colombia it is known as mapora in Spanish, mapórbot in Jitnu and mapoloboto in Sikuani. [15] It is also called the cabbage tree, palmetto royal, palmier franc and chou palmiste ...