Arecaceae - Palm family
Palmae
Adams, C.D. (1972) Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.
Dransfield, J. (1986) Palmae Flora of Tropical East Africa
Dransfield, J. (2010) Arecaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(2)
Mbandu Luzolawo, P., Lubini Ayingweu, C, Mogue Kamga, S. & Stauffer, F.W. (2020) Palmae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique
Description of the family
Trees, shrubs, rarely climbers. Leaves alternate, usually very large and in terminal rosettes, with a sheathing base; petiole or rhachis often prickly; lamina pinnate, bipinnate (Caryota), palmate, costapalmate or undivided, sometimes with a hastula. Inflorescences axillary, simple to paniculate, with branching up to 4 orders. Flowers usually small, unisexual (when plant is dioecious or monoecious) or bisexual. Calyx and corolla usually in whorls of 3. Stamens usually 6. Ovary superior. Fruit usually a drupe; seed usually 1. Worldwide: 201 genera and 2,650 species, tropical (but few in Africa) and warm. Zimbabwe: 44 cultivated genera and 91 cultivated taxa. |
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Links to cultivated genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Acanthophoenix H. Wendl. | |
| Acoelorrhaphe H. Wendl. | |
| Adonidia Becc. | |
| Aiphanes Willd. | |
| Archontophoenix H.A. Wendl. | Description |
| Arenga Labill. ex DC. | |
| Bismarckia Hildebr. & H. Wendl. | |
| Borassus L. | Description |
| Brahea Mart. | |
| Butia (Becc.) Becc. | |
| Calamus L. | Description |
| Carpentaria Becc. | |
| Caryota L. | Description |
| Chamaedorea Willd. | Description |
| Chamaerops L. | Description |
| Coccothrinax Sarg. | |
| Cocos L. | Description, Image |
| Copernicia Mart. ex Endl. | |
| Dictyosperma H. Wendl. & Drude | |
| Dypsis Mart. | Description, Image |
| Elaeis Jacq. | Description |
| Gaussia H. Wendl. | |
| Howea Becc. | |
| Hyophorbe Gaertn. | Description |
| Latania Comm. ex Juss. | |
| Leucothrinax C. Lewis & Zona | |
| Licuala Wurmb | |
| Livistona R. Br. | Description |
| Nannorrhops H. Wendl. | |
| Phoenix L. | Description |
| Pseudophoenix H. Wendl. ex Sarg. | |
| Ptychosperma Labill. | Description |
| Raphia P. Beauv. | Description |
| Rhapis L.f. ex Aiton | Description |
| Roystonea O.F. Cook | Description |
| Sabal Adans. | Description |
| Serenoa Hook. f. | |
| Syagrus Mart. | Description, Image |
| Trachycarpus H.A. Wendl. | |
| Trithrinax Mart. | |
| Veitchia H. Wendl. | |
| Wallichia Roxb. | |
| Washingtonia H.A. Wendl. | Description |
| Wodyetia A.K. Irvine |
Other sources of information about Arecaceae:
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Flora of Malawi: Arecaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Arecaceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Arecaceae
Flora of Rwanda: Arecaceae
Flora of Zambia: Arecaceae
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Arecaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Arecaceae
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ArecaceaeBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Arecaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Arecaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Arecaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Arecaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Arecaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Arecaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Arecaceae
Wikipedia: Arecaceae
Plants of the World Online: Arecaceae
Tropicos: Arecaceae