| | 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 Copyright 1996-2004 Floridata.com L.C. |


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