Palm Trees - Species Index

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Botanical NameSynonymsCommon Names
Acanthophoenix rubraAreca rubra
Calamus dealbatus
Sublimia centennina
Barbel Palm
Acoelorrhaphe wrightiiCopernicia wrightii
Paurotis wrightii
Everglades Palm
Paurotis Palm
Silver Saw Palmetto
Acrocomia aculeata
(Dominican Republic Form)
Cocos aculeata
Gru-Gru Palm
Macauba Palm
Macaw Palm
Actinorhytis calappariaActinorhytis poamau
Areca calapparia
Seaforthia calapparia
Calappa Palm
Adonidia merrilliiNormanbya merrillii
Veitchia merrillii
Christmas Palm
Manila Palm
Aiphanes eggersii
Chonta ruro
Eggers Palm
Aiphanes horridaCaryota horrida
Coyure Palm
Ruffle Palm
Aiphanes minimaBactris minima
Macaw Palm
Aiphanes uleiAiphanes schultzeana
Martinezia ulei

Allagoptera arenariaCocos arenaria
Diplothemium arenarium
Seashore Palm
Allagoptera caudescensDiplothemium caudescens
Polyandrococos caudescens
Buri Palm
Archontophoenix alexandraeArchontophoenix beatriceae
Archontophoenix veitchii
Ptychosperma alexandrae
Alexandra Palm
Alexander Palm
King Palm
Archontophoenix cunninghamianaLoroma cunninghamiana
Ptychosperma cunninghamiana
Bangalow Palm
King Palm
Piccabean Palm
Archontophoenix myolensis
Myola King Palm
Archontophoenix purpurea
Mount Lewis King Palm
Areca catechuAreca hortensis
Areca himalayana
Areca nigra
Betel Nut Palm
Pinang
Areca catechu
(Dwarf Form)
Areca hortensis
Areca himalayana
Areca nigra
Dwarf Betel Nut
Areca macrocalyx
Highland Betel Nut Palm
Areca rheophytica

Areca triandraAreca borneensis
Areca laxa
Ptychosperma polystachyum
Triandra Palm
Areca vestiariaAreca langloisiana
Pinanga vestiaria
Ptychosperma paniculatum
Orange Crownshaft Palm
Sunset Palm
Areca vestiaria
(Red/Maroon Form)


Arenga australasicaNormanbya australasicus
Saguerus australasicus
Australian Sugar Palm
Arenga caudataBorassus caudatus
Didymosperma caudatum
Wallichia caudata
Miniature Sugar Palm
Arenga engleriArenga tremula var. engleri
Didymosperma engleri
Dwarf Sugar Palm
Formosa Palm
Arenga hastataArenga borneensis
Didymosperma borneense
Didymosperma hastatum

Arenga hookerianaDidymosperma hookerianum
Hooker's Sugar Palm
Arenga microcarpaArenga gracilicaulis
Didymosperma microcarpum
Aren Sagu
Arenga obtusifoliaGomutus obtusifolius
Saguerus langbak

Arenga pinnataArenga saccharifera
Caryota onusta
Saguerus pinnatus
Sugar Palm
Arenga porphyrocarpaCaryota humilis
Didymosperma porphyrocarpum
Wallichia porphyrocarpa
Calappa Palm
Arenga tremulaCaryota tremula
Didymosperma tremulum
Wallichia tremula
Philippine Dwarf Sugar Palm
Arenga undulatifoliaArenga ambong
Saguerus undulatifolius
Aren Gelora
Arenga westerhoutiiSaguerus westerhoutii
Westerhout's Sugar Palm
Arenga wightiiSaguerus wightii
Wight's Sago Palm
Asterogyne martianaAsterogyne minor
Geonoma martiana
Geonoma trifurcata
Pata de Gallo
Astrocaryum mexicanumAstrocaryum rostratum
Bactris cohune
Hexopetion mexicanum
Choco Palm
Astrocaryum standleyanumAstrocaryum trachycarpum
Black Palm
Chunga
Mocora Palm
Attalea butyraceaAttalea pycnocarpa
Cocos butyracea
Scheelea butyracea
American Oil Palm
Bactris gasipaesBactris speciosa Martius
Guilielma gasipaes
Peach Palm
Bactris majorAugustinea major
Bactris ovata
Pyrenoglyphis major
Lata Palm
Beccariophoenix madagascariensis
Maruala Palm
Window Pane Palm
Bentinckia nicobaricaOrania nicobarica
Nicobar Palm
Bismarckia nobilisMedemia nobilis
Bismark Palm
Borassodendron machadonisBorassus machadonis

Borassus aethiopumBorassus deleb
Borassus flabellifer var. aethiopum
African Palmyra Palm
Brahea armataBrahea clara
Erythea armata
Glaucothea armata
Blue Hesper Palm
Brahea edulisErythea edulis
Guadalupe Palm
Butia capitataCalappa capitata
Cocos capitata
Syagrus capitata
Jelly Palm
Pindo Palm
Wine Palm
Butia yatayButia poni
Cocos yatay
Syagrus yatay
Yatay Palm
Calamus australisCalamus amischus
Calamus jaboolum
Palmijuncus australis
Hairy Mary
Lawyer Cane
Wait-A-While
Calamus caryotoidesPalmijuncus caryotoides
Fishtail Lawyer Cane
Wait-A-While
Calamus longipinnaCalamus ralumensis

Calamus subinermis
Rotan Batu
Rotan Tohiti
Calamus viminalisCalamus fasciculatus
Calamus litoralis
Palmijuncus viminalis
Bitter Rattan Palm
Boro Bet
Calyptrocalyx albertisianusCalyptrocalyx clemensiae
Calyptrocalyx minor
Ptychosperma normanbyi
Sunset Palm
Calyptrocalyx flabellatusBacularia flabellata
Linospadix flabellatus
Paralinospadix flabellatus

Carpoxylon macrospermum
Aneityum Palm
Caryota cumingiiCaryota blancoi
Caryota merrillii
Fistail Palm
Caryota mitisCaryota furfuracea
Drymophloeus zippellii
Thuessinkia speciosa
Clustering Fishtail Palm
Caryota noCaryota rumphiana var. borneensis
Giant Fistail Palm
Caryota rumphianaCaryota albertii
Caryota rumphiana var. australiensis
Caryota rumphiana var. albertii
Australian Fishtail Palm
Caryota urens
Jaggery Palm
Solitary Fishtail Palm
Toddy Palm
Ceroxylon quindiuenseCeroxylon floccosum
Klopstockia quindiuensis
Andean Wax Palm
Quindio Wax Palm
Chamaedorea alternansNunnezharia alternans
Pacaya
Chamaedorea cataractarumChamaedorea martiana
Nunnezharia cataractarum
Stachyophorbe cataractarum
Cascade Palm
Cat Palm
Cataract Palm
Chamaedorea costaricanaChamaedorea quezalteca
Nunnezharia costaricana
Omanthe costaricana
Costa Rican Bamboo Palm
Chamaedorea elatiorChamaedorea affinis
Chamaedorea desmoncoides
Nunnezharia elatior
Climbing Chamaedorea
Chamaedorea elegansChamaedorea humilis
Collinia elegans
Neanthe bella
Parlour Palm
Chamaedorea ernesti-augustiChamaedorea simplicifrons
Morenia ernesti-augusti
Geonoma latifrons
Ernest August Palm
Chamaedorea fragransChamaedorea pavoniana
Chamaedorea verschaffeltii
Nunnezharia fragrans
Sangapilla Palm
Chamaedorea geonomiformisChamaedorea humilis
Geonoma fenestrata
Nunnezharia tenella
Necklace Palm
Chamaedorea klotzschianaNunnezharia klotzschiana

Chamaedorea metallica
Metallic Palm
Miniature Fishtail Palm
Chamaedorea metallica
(Split Leaf Form)

Metallic Palm
Miniature Fishtail Palm
Chamaedorea microspadix
Bamboo Palm
Hardy Bamboo Palm
Chamaedorea oblongataChamaedorea biloba
Mauranthe lunata
Morenia corallocarpa

Chamaedorea plumosa














Please note that, whilst this species list is far from complete, new species are added on a frequent basis.

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