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Arecaceae
(palm family)
The
Arecaceae, also known as the Palmae family, is comprised of about 200 genera and
2,500 species. Palms range from tiny understory plants to towering trees,
and are found throughout the tropics and subtropics. Some commercially
important palms include coconut (Cocos nucifera), date (Phoenix
dactylifera) and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).
Areca catechu (F.E. Köhler, 1883-1914)
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1995-2003 Missouri Botanical Garden
The following species of the Arecaceae family are growing at Montoso Gardens:
| Scientific
Name |
Common
Name |
Plant
Family |
|
Aiphanes caryotifolia |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Areca catechu |
betelnut palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Areca vestiaria 'Orange' |
|
Arecaceae |
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Areca vestiaria 'Red' |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Arenga caudata |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Attalea sp. |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Bactris gasipaes |
peach palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Bismarckia nobilis |
bismarck palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Calyptronoma rivalis |
Puerto Rico manac |
Arecaceae |
|
Carpentaria acuminata |
carpentaria palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Caryota mitis |
fishtail palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Caryota mitis variegata |
variegated fishtail palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Caryota ophiopellis |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Caryota urens |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Caryota zebrina |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Chamaedorea brachypoda |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Chamaedorea costaricana |
Costa Rican palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Chamaedorea ernesti-augustii |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Chamaedorea geonomiformis |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Chamaedorea klotzschiana |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Chamaedorea metallica |
miniature fishtail palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Chamaedorea oblongata |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Chamaedorea seifritzii |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Chamaedorea tepejilote |
pacaya palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Chambeyronia macrocarpa |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Clinostigma harlandii |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Clinostigma savoryanum |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Cocos nucifera |
coconut |
Arecaceae |
|
Cocos nucifera 'Malaysian Yellow Dwarf' |
coconut |
Arecaceae |
|
Copernicia baileyana |
Bailey copernicia |
Arecaceae |
|
Cyrtostachys renda |
red sealing wax palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Dypsis decaryi |
triangle palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Dypsis lutescens |
areca palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Dypsis pinnatifrons |
Madagascar dypsis |
Arecaceae |
|
Elaeis guineensis |
African oil palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Euterpe oleracea |
assai palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Euterpe precatoria |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Gaussia attenuata |
rain palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Howea belmoreana |
Sentry palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Howea forsteriana |
kentia palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Johannesteijsmannia altifrons |
Joey palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Latania loddigesii |
blue latan palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Licuala ferruginea |
licuala |
Arecaceae |
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Licuala glauca |
licuala |
Arecaceae |
|
Licuala grandis |
licuala |
Arecaceae |
|
Licuala lauterbachii (Solomon Islands) |
licuala |
Arecaceae |
|
Licuala lauterbachii v. Bouganvillensis |
licuala |
Arecaceae |
|
Licuala orbicularis |
licuala |
Arecaceae |
|
Licuala peltata 'Sumawongii' |
licuala |
Arecaceae |
|
Licuala ramsayi |
licuala |
Arecaceae |
|
Licuala sp. 'Big Trunk' |
licuala |
Arecaceae |
|
Licuala sp. 'Togu Bodu' |
licuala |
Arecaceae |
|
Licuala sp. 'Wah' |
licuala |
Arecaceae |
|
Livistona chinensis |
Chinese fan palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Marojejya darianii |
marojejya palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Marojejya insignis |
marojejya palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Neodypsis leptocheilos |
redneck palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Neoveitchia storckii |
|
Arecaceae |
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Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum |
latanier millepattes |
Arecaceae |
|
Pelagodoxa henryana |
Henry palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Phoenix reclinata |
|
Arecaceae |
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Phoenix roebelinii |
pygmy date palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Pinanga coronata |
pinanga palm |
Arecaceae |
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Pinanga crassipes |
dwarf pinanga |
Arecaceae |
|
Pinanga maculata |
tiger palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Prestoea montana |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Pritchardia pacifica |
pritchardia palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Ptychosperma macarthurii |
Macarthur palm |
Arecaceae |
|
Ptychosperma waitianum |
|
Arecaceae |
|
Reinhardtia gracilis |
window pane palm |
Arecaceae |
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Reinhardtia latisecta |
giant window pane |
Arecaceae |
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Reinhardtia paiewonskiana |
giant window pane |
Arecaceae |
|
Rhapis excelsa |
bamboo palm |
Arecaceae |
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Rhapis excelsa 'Gyokuho' |
|
Arecaceae |
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Rhapis excelsa 'Koban' |
|
Arecaceae |
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Rhapis excelsa 'Kodaruma' |
|
Arecaceae |
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Rhapis excelsa 'Tenzan' |
|
Arecaceae |
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Rhopalostylis baueri |
Norfolk Island palm |
Arecaceae |
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Rhopalostylis sapida |
Nikau palm |
Arecaceae |
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Roystonea boriquena |
PR royal palm |
Arecaceae |
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Sabal causiarum |
hat palm |
Arecaceae |
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Sabal mauritiformis |
|
Arecaceae |
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Salacca edulis |
salak |
Arecaceae |
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Salacca edulis (Bali type) |
salak |
Arecaceae |
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Salacca edulis 'Boni' (pink flesh) |
salak |
Arecaceae |
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Salacca magnifica |
|
Arecaceae |
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Siphokentia beguinii |
|
Arecaceae |
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Thrinax radiata |
|
Arecaceae |
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Veitchia arecina |
arecina palm |
Arecaceae |
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Veitchia merrillii |
adonidia palm |
Arecaceae |
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Verschaffeltia splendida |
Seychelles stilt palm |
Arecaceae |
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Wallichia densiflora |
wallichia palm |
Arecaceae |
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Wodyetia bifurcata |
foxtail palm |
Arecaceae |
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