Arecaceae

Family of food and ornamental plants Not to be confused with the heather family Ericaceae, the arum family Araceae or the ivy family Araliaceae. "Palm tree" and "Palm leaves" redirect here. For other uses, see Palm tree (disambiguation). For the French pastry, see...

Dypsis Lutescens

Species of plant from Madagascar Not to be confused with Areca, a genus of palms. 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...

Bismarckia

Genus of palms Bismarckia nobilis – MHNT Bismarckia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family with Bismarckia nobilis being the only species in the genus and is endemic to western and northern Madagascar, where it grows in open...

Hyophorbe Lagenicaulis

Species of palm Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, the bottle palm or palmiste gargoulette, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is native to Round Island, Mauritius. Description Hyophorbe lagenicaulis showing enlarged trunk and roots Bottle palm has a...

Brahea

Genus of palms Brahea is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae. They are commonly referred to as hesper palms and are endemic to Mexico and Central America.[1][3] All Hesper Palms have large, fan-shaped leaves. The generic name honours Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe...