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How many genera and species are included in the palm family Arecaceae?

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Dense grove of acai palm trees (Euterpe oleracea) with slender trunks and abundant green fronds growing on Combu Island in Belem, Para, Brazil.
Palm Wild acai palms (Euterpe oleracea) growing on Combu Island in Belem, state of Para in Brazil.

The palm family, known as Arecaceae, includes nearly 190 genera and more than 2,450 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants.12