Thursday, April 14, 2005

Floridata's Palm List




Listed by Scientific Name

Palms are evergreen, mostly tropical, with woodlike stems in the family Palmae (also known as Arecaceae). There are over 2500 species of palms. Most are treelike, with single trunks and either fan shaped (palmate) or feather shaped (pinnate) compound leaves. The larger palms make dramatic statements in USDA Zone 8-10 landscapes (a few are even hardy to Zone 7!), and smaller palms are grown in containers everywhere.

Scientific Name Common Name(s)
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii paurotis palm, Everglades palm, silver saw palm
Acrocomia aculeata macaw palm, gru-gru
Allagoptera arenaria seashore palm, coco da praia
Arenga engleri Formosa palm, Taiwan sugar palm, dwarf sugar palm
Attalea cohune Cohune palm, rain tree, American oil palm
Beaucarnea recurvata ponytail palm, bottle palm, nolina
Bismarckia nobilis Bismarck palm
Brahea armata blue hesper palm, Mexican blue palm, blue palm
Butia capitata jelly palm, pindo palm
Carpentaria acuminata Carpentaria palm
Caryota mitis fishtail palm
Caryota urens jaggery palm, toddy palm, wine palm
Chamaedorea metallica metallic palm, miniature fishtail palm
Chamaedorea microspadix hardy bamboo palm
Chamaedorea radicalis radicalis palm
Chamaedorea seifrizii bamboo palm, reed palm
Chamaerops humilis European fan palm
Chrysalidocarpus cabadae cabada palm
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens areca palm, golden cane palm, Madagascar palm
Coccothrinax barbadensis Barbados silver palm, silver palm, thatch palm
Cocos nucifera coconut palm
Copernicia baileyana Bailey palm, yarey palm
Copernicia hospita Cuban Wax Palm, Guano Palm, Cano Palm
Copernicia macroglossa Cuban petticoat palm, petticoat palm
Copernicia prunifera carnauba wax palm
Cordyline fruticosa ti plant, Hawaiian ti, cordyline
Cycas circinalis queen sago, false sago, fern palm
Cycas revoluta sago palm, Japanese sago palm, funeral palm
Dictyosperma album hurricane palm, princess palm
Dioon edule virgin palm, Mexican cycad, Palma de la Virgen
Dioon spinulosum giant dioon, gum palm
Howea forsteriana kentia palm, sentry palm, thatch palm
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis bottle palm
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii spindle palm
Jubaea chilensis Chilean wine palm, coquito palm, honey palm
Livistona chinensis Chinese fan palm, Chinese fountain palm
Livistona decipiens ribbon fan palm
Nannorrhops ritchieana Mazari Palm
Neodypsis decaryi Dypsis decaryi (syn.), triangle palm, three sided palm
Phoenix canariensis Canary Island date palm
Phoenix dactylifera date palm
Phoenix reclinata Senegal date palm
Phoenix roebelenii miniature date palm, pygmy date palm
Phoenix rupicola cliff date, wild date palm, Indian date palm
Phoenix sylvestris
Ravenala madagascariensis traveler' palm, traveler's tree
Ravenea rivularis & glauca Majesty (TM) Palm
Rhapidophyllum hystrix needle palm, porcupine palm
Rhapis excelsa lady palm, R. flabelliformis (syn.)
Rhapis humilis slender lady palm, dwarf lady palm
Roystonea regia royal palm
Sabal causiarum Puerto Rican hat palm, hat palm
Sabal domingensis Dominican palm, Hispaniola palm
Sabal etonia scrub palm, scrub palmetto
Sabal mexicana Texas palm, Texas sabal palm, Mexican palmetto
Sabal minor blue palm, blue palmetto, dwarf palm
Sabal palmetto sabal palm, cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto
Serenoa repens saw palmetto
Syagrus romanzoffiana queen palm, Cocos plumosa, Arecastrum romanzoffianum
Trachycarpus fortunei windmill palm, Chusan palm, Chinese windmill palm
Veitchia merrillii Christmas palm, Manila palm, adonidia
Washingtonia filifera California fan palm, desert fan palm, American cotton palm
Washingtonia robusta Washington palm, Mexican fan palm
Wodyetia bifurcata foxtail palm, Wodyetia palm
Zamia furfuracea Cardboard palm
Zamia pumila coontie, arrowroot, compties

updated 8/14/04
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