Palms

Copernicia gigas

Habitat and Distribution Copernicia gigas is endemic to south-eastern Cuba, where it live both in woody areas, and in the clayey savannas. Description Solitary trunk, up to 20 meters, with a diameter up to 50 centimeters, trunk covered by petiole...

Coccothrinax hioramii

Habitat and Distribution Coccothrinax hioramii is endemic to eastern Cuba, in open sandy coastal areas.   Description A fan palm, (Costapalmate).Solitary, trees are single-stemmed, between 6 and 12 metres tall, with stems 7 to 15 centimetres...

Coccothrinax litoralis

Habitat and Distribution Coccothrinax litoralis is endemic to Cuba. Mostly on plains, and savannahs. Description Solitary, mostly upright costapalmate leaves, very full crown, fairly clean trunk. Monoecious, (both male and female flowers on...

Chambeyronia sp. 'Houailou'

Habitat and Distribution Chambeyronia sp. 'Houailou' is endemic to New Caledonia, Higher elevations. Description A rare, highly ornamental and much sought after palm that grows in a remote valley near Houailou on New Caledonia’s east coast...

Daemonorops leptopus

Habitat and Distribution Daemonorops leptopus is found in Malaya, and Thailand. Perak, Kelantan, Trengganu, Pahang, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Malacca, Johore, Singapore. Endemic. (J. Dransfield. 1979)/Palmweb. Description Robust rattan, clustering...

Chamaerops humilis sp. 15l

Habitat and Distribution Chamaerops humilis is found in Algeria, Baleares, France, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, and Tunisia. Native to the western Mediterranean region. There are two varieties: Chamaerops...

Chamaerops humilis sp.

Habitat and Distribution Chamaerops humilis is found in Algeria, Baleares, France, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, and Tunisia. Native to the western Mediterranean region. There are two varieties: Chamaerops...

Chamaerops humilis ‘Vulcano’

Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera

The Blue Mediterranean Fan Palm, which grows in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco up to 1700 m (5600 ft.), offers all the virtues a palm enthusiast from outside the tropics could wish for. It is as robust and adaptable as its regular green relative and...

Caryota obtusa 'Thailand'

Caryota obtusa (or Caryota gigas, as it is still called by some) is the King Kong of the Fishtail Palms. It is found scattered over a vast area between Northeast India, southwestern China and northern Thailand (which is where this form comes from),...

Caryota urens

Habitat and Distribution Caryota urens is naturally found from sea level to 300 m, in Myanmar (Burma), India, and Sri Lanka where it grows on plateau or in rain forest clearings. In habitat, they are most often found in well-draining, humus-rich...

Caryota mitis

Habitat and Distribution Caryota mitis is native to southeast Asia where it grows as an emergent palm in tropical rain forests. Description This is a clustering species, with many trunks to about 6 m (18 FEET) tall, with bipinnate leaves. Fishtail...