The Arecaceae are a botanical 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 them 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. However, palms exhibit an enormous diversity in physical characteristics and inhabit nearly every type of habitat within their range, from rainforests to deserts. Learn more about Palm and coconut
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Common Name | Scientific Name | Conservation Status |
Betel Palm (2 videos) | Areca catechu | Not Available |
Cabbage Palm (30 videos) | Sabal palmetto | Not Available |
California Fan Palm (2 videos) | Washingtonia filifera | Not Available |
Coconut Palm (101 videos) | Cocos nucifera | Not Available |
Date Palm (20 videos) | Phoenix dactylifera | Not Available |
Double Coconut (1 videos) | Lodoicea maldivica | Not Available |
Nipa Palm (28 videos) | Nypa fruticans | Least concern |
Sugar Palm (6 videos) | Arenga pinnata | Not Available |
Tagua Tagua (5 videos) | Passiflora serratodigitata | Not Available |
Toddy Palm (6 videos) | Borassus flabellifer | Not Available |
Washington Fan Palm (4 videos) | Washingtonia robusta | Not Available |
Yellow Butterfly Palm (1 videos) | Dypsis lutescens | Not Available |