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Adonidia merrillii

Christmas Palm, Dwarf Royal Palm, Manila Palm

Solitary palm with recurved & arching pinnate leaves.

Solitary palm with recurved & arching pinnate leaves.

Group of solitary palm with recurved & arching pinnate leaves.

Group of solitary palm with recurved & arching pinnate leaves.

Adonidia merrillii fruits ripen from green to bright red.

Adonidia merrillii fruits ripen from green to bright red.

Beaucarnea recurvata

Bottle Palm, Elephant-foot Tree, Ponytail Palm, Pony Tail Plant

Beaucarnea recurvata

Beaucarnea recurvata

Beaucarnea recurvata

Beaucarnea recurvata

Beaucarnea recurvata

Beaucarnea recurvata

Beaucarnea recurvata

Beaucarnea recurvata

Beaucarnea recurvata

Beaucarnea recurvata

Beaucarnea recurvata

Beaucarnea recurvata

Bismarckia nobilis

Bismark Palm

a solitary palm with silvery gray palmate leaves.

a solitary palm with silvery gray palmate leaves.

a group of solitary palms with silvery gray palmate leaves.

a group of solitary palms with silvery gray palmate leaves.

a hand holding large, dry, brown fruit and 2 endocarps

a hand holding large, dry, brown fruit and 2 endocarps

Butia odorata

Brazilian Butia Palm, Jelly Palm, Pindo Palm, South American jelly palm, Yatay palm

Two short palms with gray, pinnate, arching leaves.

Two short palms with gray, pinnate, arching leaves.

Solitary thick-trunked palm with arching pinnate leaves.

Solitary thick-trunked palm with arching pinnate leaves.

cluster of large, yellow fruits

cluster of large, yellow fruits

fallen fruits and endocarps in the grass below a palm.

fallen fruits and endocarps in the grass below a palm.

Caryota mitis

Burmese fishtail palm, Clustering fishtail palm, Fishtail Palm

Clustering palm with dense foliage of bipinnate leaves.

Clustering palm with dense foliage of bipinnate leaves.

Clustering palm with dense foliage of bipinnate leaves.

Clustering palm with dense foliage of bipinnate leaves.

Chamaedorea elegans

Bamboo Palm, Chamaedorea, Collinia Elegans, Dwarf Palm, Good Luck Palm, Miniature Fish Tail Dwarf Palm, Neanthebella, Neanthe Bella Palm, Neanthe Palm, Parlor Palm, Parlour Palm, Reed Palm

1 Cultivar/Variety

Chamaerops humilis

Dwarf Palm, European Fan Palm, Mediterranean Fan Palm

A very large, potted, multi-stemmed palm on a terrace.

A very large, potted, multi-stemmed palm on a terrace.

Commercial landscape with large multi-stemmed palm

Commercial landscape with large multi-stemmed palm

A dwarf, fan-leaf palm with stiff leaflets

A dwarf, fan-leaf palm with stiff leaflets

A dwarf, fan-leaf palm with silvery gray leaflets

A dwarf, fan-leaf palm with silvery gray leaflets

2 Cultivars/Varieties

Chrysalidocarpus lutescens

Areca Palm, Bamboo Palm, Butterfly Palm, Golden Butterfly Palm, Golden Feather Palm, Yellow Palm

leaves and stem

leaves and stem

leaves and stem

leaves and stem

Phoenix acaulis

Dwarf Date Palm, Stemless Date Palm

A small, solitary, pinnate-leaved palm growing among grasses.

A small, solitary, pinnate-leaved palm growing among grasses.

A small, solitary, pinnate-leaved palm growing in a garden.

A small, solitary, pinnate-leaved palm growing in a garden.

Phoenix canariensis

Canary Date Palm, Canary Island Date Palm

Phoenix roebelenii

Dwarf Date Palm, Miniature Date Palm, Pygmy Date Palm, Robellini Palm, Roebelin Palm

Ravenala madagascariensis

Rhapidophyllum hystrix

Needle Palm, Porcupine Palm

A shrub forming a mound of palmate leaves.

A shrub forming a mound of palmate leaves.

Color illustrations of the technical details of this species.

Color illustrations of the technical details of this species.

A shrub forming a mound of palmate leaves.

A shrub forming a mound of palmate leaves.

Palmate leaves on a long, slender petioles.

Palmate leaves on a long, slender petioles.

Leaf bases with long, erect, black needle-like spines.

Leaf bases with long, erect, black needle-like spines.

Cluster of small, white flowers among needle-like spines.

Cluster of small, white flowers among needle-like spines.

Rhapis excelsa

Bamboo Palm, Braodleaf Lady Palm, Fan Tufted Palm, Lady Palm

Panicle bearing small white fruits

Panicle bearing small white fruits

Serenoa repens

Saw Palmetto

two palms, one with green leaves & the other with waxy blue lvs.

two palms, one with green leaves & the other with waxy blue lvs.

Color illustrations of the technical details of this species.

Color illustrations of the technical details of this species.

Palms growing as bushes forming a screen

Palms growing as bushes forming a screen

Stem with teeth

Stem with teeth

Underside of leaves

Underside of leaves

Flower clusters

Flower clusters

Trachycarpus fortunei

Chinese Fan Palm, Chinese Windmill Palm, Chusan Palm, Fortune's Palm, Windmill Palm

Trachycarpus fortunei

Trachycarpus fortunei

Trachycarpus fortunei

Trachycarpus fortunei

Trachycarpus fortunei

Trachycarpus fortunei

Trachycarpus fortunei

Trachycarpus fortunei

Trachycarpus fortunei

Trachycarpus fortunei

2 Cultivars/Varieties