Palms

Pholidocarpus macrocarpus

Habitat and Distribution Malaya, and Thailand. Endemic to Malaysia and Thailand's inland lowland peat forests. Swamp forest up to 500 m. Restricted to Peninsular Malaysia and Peninsular Thailand. Description Tall single trunk reaching 30-40 m; Leaf...

Pinanga malaiana

Habitat and Distribution Malaya (Borneo), Sumatra, Bukit Tarek FR, Selangor, Malaysia. Photo by Ahmad Fuad Morad and Thailand. Description Clustering palm (soboliferous), small clumps (caespitose) to about 7 m. Leaves spreading, equally spaced, equal...

Archontophoenix Tuckeri

Habitat and distribution Archontophoenix tuckeri is native to Northern Australia, where it is mostly found in moist tropical areas, particularly in rainforest or along streams. A. tuckeri have found their way into cultivation all over the world. Occurs...

Livistona Boninensis

Habitat and Distribution Japan. Bonin (Ogasawara), Kazan-retto, Ogasawara-shoto, and Volcano Islands - Endemic. Coastal and near coastal forest, 50-500 m alt. Description Hermaphroditic, Solitay palm. Trunk to 20 m tall, about 30 cm in diameter breast...

Nypa fruticans

Habitat and Distribution Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Hainan, Along the Mekong river Delta, Vietnam. Photo by Juanjo Trujillo. India, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea,...

Serenoa repens

Habitat and Distribution Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Saw palmetto occurs naturally on the coastal plain from South Carolina to southeastern Louisiana. It grows in a wide range of habitats from seaside sand dunes...

Trithrinax Campestris

Habitat and Distribution Trithrinax campestris is found in Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, and Uruguay. Present in savannas, but extends also to the summits of mountain ranges of Sierras de Córdoba and Sierras de San Luis. It is a very...

Jubaea Chilensis

Habitat and Distribution Jubaea chilensis ia native to central Chile between 32°S and 35°S latitude. It is the sole species in the genus Jubaea. It was once thought to populate Easter Island. "Jubes" can be found all over the world, wherever...

Brahea Armata

Habitat and Distribution Brahea armata is found in Baja California oases, and northwestern Mexico. Description Height: up to 50 feet tall (15 m) or more. It has a stout trunk. Its distinctly bluish leaves are 1-2 meters wide, with meter-long petioles...