Arecaceae

Plants

244 genera · 3170 species in the Library

About

The Arecaceae are 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 colloquially called palm trees. Currently, 181 genera with around 2,600 species are known, most of which are restricted to tropical and subtropical climates. Most palms are distinguished by their large, compound, evergreen leaves, known as fronds, arranged at the top of an unbranched stem, except for the Hyphaene genus, which has branched palms. However, palms exhibit an enormous diversity in physical characteristics and inhabit nearly every type of habitat within their range, from rainforests to deserts.

Summary from Wikipedia

Calamus

449 species

Licuala

186 species

Dypsis

172 species

Pinanga

149 species

Chamaedorea

131 species

Geonoma

97 species

Bactris

86 species

Syagrus

85 species

Attalea

75 species

Areca

63 species

Coccothrinax

61 species

Sabal

48 species

Astrocaryum

46 species

Ptychosperma

40 species

Aiphanes

39 species

Heterospathe

39 species

Hydriastele

39 species

Livistona

37 species

Pritchardia

35 species

Iguanura

34 species

Phoenix

33 species

Copernicia

31 species

Desmoncus

31 species

Korthalsia

31 species

Calyptrocalyx

30 species

Orania

30 species

Cocos

27 species

Butia

26 species

Arenga

25 species

Salacca

25 species

Palmijuncus

23 species

Raphia

23 species

Ravenea

23 species

Wettinia

22 species

Calyptrogyne

20 species

Caryota

20 species

Hyphaene

19 species

Lanonia

19 species

Plectocomia

18 species

Basselinia

16 species

Brahea

16 species

Chamaerops

16 species

Clinostigma

14 species

Euterpe

14 species

Palmocarpon

14 species

Ceroxylon

13 species

Corypha

13 species

Nypa

13 species

Acrocomia

12 species

Cryosophila

12 species

Palmaepollenites

12 species

Rhapis

12 species

Veitchia

12 species

Chambeyronia

11 species

Eremospatha

11 species

Oenocarpus

11 species

Prestoea

11 species

Roystonea

11 species

Balaka

10 species

Laccosperma

10 species

Palmospermum

10 species

Sabalites

10 species

Saribus

10 species

Trachycarpus

10 species

Wallichia

10 species

Linospadix

9 species

Metroxylon

9 species

Pholidostachys

8 species

Rhopaloblaste

8 species

Allagoptera

7 species

Archontophoenix

7 species

Borassus

7 species

Cyrtostachys

7 species

Eugeissona

7 species

Hyophorbe

7 species

Hyospathe

7 species

Latania

7 species

Physokentia

7 species

Socratea

7 species

Thrinax

7 species

Cyphokentia

6 species

Cyphosperma

6 species

Daemonorops

6 species

Drymophloeus

6 species

Gaussia

6 species

Nenga

6 species

Oncosperma

6 species

Pholidocarpus

6 species

Plectocomiopsis

6 species

Reinhardtia

6 species

Asterogyne

5 species

Burretiokentia

5 species

Calyptronoma

5 species

Elaeis

5 species

Guihaia

5 species

Iriartea

5 species

Oncocalamus

5 species

Phytelephas

5 species

Pseudophoenix

5 species

Racemonocolpites

5 species

Synechanthus

5 species

Acanthophoenix

4 species

Bentinckia

4 species

Chelyocarpus

4 species

Clinosperma

4 species

Cyphophoenix

4 species

Johannesteijsmannia

4 species

Leopoldinia

4 species

Mauritiella

4 species

Mauritiidites

4 species

Ponapea

4 species

Trithrinax

4 species

Beccariophoenix

3 species

Bentnickiopsis

3 species

Butyagrus

3 species

Chuniophoenix

3 species

Colpothrinax

3 species

Dictyocaryum

3 species

Hemithrinax

3 species

Manicaria

3 species

Maxburretia

3 species

Nannorrhops

3 species

Orbignia

3 species

Palmacites

3 species

Parajubaea

3 species

Sclerosperma

3 species

Welfia

3 species

Adonidia

2 species

Amesoneuron

2 species

Anomophyllites

2 species

Baccites

2 species

Borassodendron

2 species

Brassiophoenix

2 species

Calappa

2 species

Collinia

2 species

Howea

2 species

Iriartella

2 species

Jubaea

2 species

Lemurophoenix

2 species

Lepidocaryopsis

2 species

Lepidocaryum

2 species

Lodoicea

2 species

Marojejya

2 species

Masoala

2 species

Mauritia

2 species

Medemia

2 species

Microphoenix

2 species

Myrialepis

2 species

Nannorhops

2 species

Neoveitchia

2 species

Oreodoxites

2 species

Palmophyllum

2 species

Parastethynium

2 species

Pelagodoxa

2 species

Phoenicites

2 species

Pigafetta

2 species

Podococcus

2 species

Ptychococcus

2 species

Rhizopalmoxylon

2 species

Rhopalostylis

2 species

Roscheria

2 species

Schippia

2 species

Verschaffeltia

2 species

Washingtonia

2 species

Acoelorraphe

1 species

Actinorhytis

1 species

Agoo

1 species

Ammandra

1 species

Aphandra

1 species

Arecopsis

1 species

Arikuriroba

1 species

Astrocaryopsis

1 species

Attaleinites

1 species

Barcella

1 species

Bismarckia

1 species

Campecarpus

1 species

Carpentaria

1 species

Carpoxylon

1 species

Caryotispermum

1 species

Castellinia

1 species

Chamaedrea

1 species

Cocoopsis

1 species

Coryphoicarpus

1 species

Coryphoides

1 species

Daemonorhops

1 species

Deckenia

1 species

Dictyosperma

1 species

Dransfieldia

1 species

Echidiporites

1 species

Eleiodoxa

1 species

Eolirion

1 species

Friedemannia

1 species

Glaziova

1 species

Golubiopsis

1 species

Grimsdalea

1 species

Hedyscepe

1 species

Hyphaeneocarpon

1 species

Isselia

1 species

Itaya

1 species

Jailoloa

1 species

Juania

1 species

Jubaeopsis

1 species

Juranyia

1 species

Kerriodoxa

1 species

Laccospadix

1 species

Lepidorrhachis

1 species

Leucothrinax

1 species

Loxococcus

1 species

Luminidites

1 species

Lytoagrus

1 species

Manjekia

1 species

Neonicholsonia

1 species

Nephrosperma

1 species

Normanbya

1 species

Oraniopsis

1 species

Palaeorachis

1 species

Palaeospadix

1 species

Palaeospathe

1 species

Palmaepites

1 species

Palmanthium

1 species

Paloreodoxites

1 species

Paschalococos

1 species

Perrandoa

1 species

Phoenicophorium

1 species

Pseudonyssa

1 species

Rhapidophyllum

1 species

Sabinaria

1 species

Satakentia

1 species

Satranala

1 species

Serenoa

1 species

Sommieria

1 species

Spinopalmoxylon

1 species

Stephensonia

1 species

Tahina

1 species

Tectiphiala

1 species

Tricoccites

1 species

Tuzsonia

1 species

Versipalmicutis

1 species

Victorisporis

1 species

Voanioala

1 species

Wallaceodoxa

1 species

Wendlandiella

1 species

Wodyetia

1 species

Zombia

1 species