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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. Yatay palm trees scattered across dry grassland and low shrubs in El Palmar National Park, Argentina, under a clear blue sky. Coastal palms View looking up at the leafy canopy of a Bactris gasipaes palm tree with clusters of red pejibaye fruit hanging beneath the fronds. A woman crouches on the ground weaving large green coconut palm fronds into mats, surrounded by palm leaves, in an outdoor workspace in Chapra, India. Cluster of ripe, reddish-orange oil palm fruits (Elaeis guineensis) with dark tips, tightly packed together. Betel nuts for betel chewing Tall babassu palm tree with a slender trunk and large, feathery fronds, standing among other palms under a partly cloudy sky in Piaui, Brazil. Rainforest biodiversity Desert oasis
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Royal palm (Roystonea regia).
palm summary
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Spreading oak tree in summer. (green, leaves, deciduous, shade)
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Field of baobab trees, Madagascar. (bottle tree)
Trees of the World
Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap
Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous
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palm: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Harold E. Moore
    Professor of Botany, L.H. Bailey Hortorium, New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, 1960–80. Author of several articles on the palm order.
  • Natalie W. Uhl

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Pubmed Central - Hybridization in palms (Arecaceae). Aug 15, 2026
Add new Web site: University of California - Agriculture and Natural Resources - General Care and Maintenance of Palms (PDF). Feb 21, 2026
Revised opening paragraph and added information about the oil palm. Modernized language throughout and added media. Dec 17, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - Use and Diversity of Palm (Arecaceae) Resources inCentral Western Brazil. Sep 06, 2025
Add new Web site: PennState Extension - Palms as Houseplants. Jul 25, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Pubmed Central - Hybridization in palms (Arecaceae). May 30, 2025
Add new Web site: BMC - BMC Biology - A plastid phylogenomic framework for the palm family (Arecaceae). Apr 10, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Nevada, Reno - College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources - Pruning Palm Trees (PDF). Feb 26, 2025
Add new Web site: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Palm trees. Jan 03, 2025
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Editorial: Functional ecology and conservation of palms. Jul 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Arecaceae. May 24, 2024
Add new Web site: UF|IFAS Extension - Palm Morphology and Anatomy. Sep 15, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Pubmed Central - Hybridization in palms (Arecaceae). Jul 18, 2023
Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Palmtree. May 25, 2023
Add new Web site: Clemson Cooperative Extension - Home and Garden Information Center - Palm Diseases and Nutritional Problems. Feb 25, 2023
Add new Web site: The Spruce - 21 types of Palm tree varieties you need to grow. Mar 19, 2019
Add new Web site: Botany.com - Palm. May 05, 2013
Add new Web site: Wildscreen Arkive - Palm. May 05, 2013
Added image of açaí berries. Jun 23, 2010
Updated geologic time data. May 25, 2010
Article revised and updated. Feb 07, 2008
Article revised. Feb 16, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 26, 1999
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