Species Catalog: Palms & Cycads
Category Summary
A diverse group including palms (monocots) and cycads (gymnosperms), plants of majestic habit with pinnate or palmate leaves. Cycads are living fossils from the Mesozoic.
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii
Everglades Palm / Paurotis Palm
Acrocomia aculeata
Macaw Palm / Coyol Palm / Grugru Palm
Acrocomia crispa
Cuba Palm / Corojo Palm
Adonidia merrillii
Christmas Palm / Manila Palm
Aiphanes horrida
Ruffle Palm / Coyure Palm
Allagoptera arenaria
Seashore Palm / Beach Palm
Aphandra natalia
Fiber Palm / Amazonian Toquilla Palm
Archontophoenix alexandrae
Alexandra Palm / King Palm
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
Bangalow Palm / Illawarra Palm
Archontophoenix purpurea
Mount Lewis King Palm / Purple Crownshaft Palm
Areca catechu
Betel Nut Palm / Areca Palm
Areca macrocarpa
Large-fruited Areca
Areca rheophytica
Rheophytic Areca
Areca vestiaria
Orange-Crownshaft Palm / Red Collar Palm
Arenga ambong
Sabah Arenga / Ambong Palm
Arenga caudata
Tail-fruited Arenga
Arenga engleri
Formosa Palm / Dwarf Sugar Palm
Arenga tremula
Philippine Sugar Palm / Trembling Arenga
Arenga undulatifolia
Wavy-leaflet Arenga
Attalea butyracea
Wine Palm / Seje Palm / Royal Palm
Attalea funifera
Piassava Palm / Bahia Piassava
Attalea spectabilis
Jupati Palm / Spectabilis Attalea
Bactris gasipaes
Peach Palm / Pejibaye / Pupunha
Balaka seemannii
Seemann Balaka / Fiji Palm
Beccariophoenix alfredii
Manjaza Palm / Alfred Beccariophoenix
Bentinckia renda
Nicobar Bentinckia / Renda Palm
Bismarckia nobilis
Bismarck Palm
Borassodendron machadonis
Machado's Borassodendron
Borassodendron schumannii
Bornean Borassodendron
Bowenia serrulata
Zamia Fern / Byfield Fern
Bowenia spectabilis
Zamia Fern / Spectabilis Bowenia
Brahea armata
Mexican Blue Palm / Blue Hesper Palm
Brahea clara
White Brahea / Clara Palm
Brahea dulcis
Rock Palm / Palma Dulce
Brahea elegans
Franceschi Palm / Elegant Hesper Palm
Butia capitata
Jelly Palm / South American Jelly Palm
Butia leiospatha
Smooth-spathe Butia
Butia odorata
Odorous Butia / Pindo Palm
Butia purpurascens
Purple-fruited Butia / Cerrado Butia
Butia yatay
Yatay Palm / Jelly Palm
Calamus caryotoides
Fishtail Rattan
Calyptrocalyx awa
Awa Palm
Calyptrocalyx doxanthus
Yellow-flowered Calyptrocalyx
Calyptrocalyx hollrungii
Hollrung's Palm
Carpentaria acuminata
Carpentaria Palm
Carpoxylon macrospermum
Carpoxylon Palm
Caryota furfuracea
Scaly Fishtail Palm
Caryota gigas
Giant Fishtail Palm
Caryota mitis
Clustering Fishtail Palm
Caryota no
Burmese Fishtail Palm
Caryota obtusa
Giant Mountain Fishtail Palm
Caryota urens
Wine Palm / Toddy Palm
Caryota zebrina
Zebra Fishtail Palm
Ceratozamia fuscoviridis
Dark Green Ceratozamia
Ceratozamia hildae
Bamboo Cycad
Ceratozamia kuesteriana
Küster's Cycad
Ceratozamia latifolia
Broad-leafed Ceratozamia
Ceratozamia longifolia
Long-leafed Ceratozamia
Ceratozamia mexicana
Mexican Cycad
Ceratozamia purpurea
Purple Ceratozamia
Ceratozamia robusta
Robust Ceratozamia
Ceroxylon alpinum
Andean Wax Palm
Chamaedorea atrovirens
Dark-green Parlor Palm
Chamaedorea cataractarum
Cat Palm
Chamaedorea donnell-smithii
Donnell-Smith's Palm
Chamaedorea elegans
Parlor Palm
Chamaedorea erumpens
Bamboo Palm
Chamaedorea flexuosa
Zigzag Palm
Chamaedorea helleriana
Heller's Palm
Chamaedorea humilis
Dwarf Chamaedorea
Chamaedorea lindeniana
Linden's Palm
Chamaedorea martiana
Martius's Palm
Chamaedorea metallica
Metallic Palm
Chamaedorea seifrizii
Reed Palm
Chamaedorea ventricosa
Swollen-node Palm
Chamaerops humilis
Mediterranean Dwarf Palm
Chambeyronia hookeri
Hooker's Flamethrower Palm
Chambeyronia macrocarpa
Flamethrower Palm
Chelyocarpus ulei
Amazonian Fan Palm
Chuniophoenix hainanensis
Hainan Palm
Coccothrinax argentea
Hispaniolan Silver Palm
Coccothrinax barbadensis
Barbados Silver Palm
Coccothrinax crinita
Old Man Palm
Coccothrinax martii
Marti's Silver Palm
Coccothrinax radiata
Florida Silver Palm
Coccothrinax sabana
Cuban Savanna Palm
Cocos nucifera
Coconut Palm
Copernicia alba
Caranday Palm
Copernicia baileyana
Bailey's Palm
Copernicia barbadensis
Caribbean Wax Palm
Copernicia fallaensis
Falla's Palm
Copernicia nigra
Black Carnauba
Copernicia ramulosa
Branched Copernicia
Copernicia rubra
Red Carnauba
Copernicia wrightii
Wright's Palm
Corypha taliera
Tal Palm
Corypha umbraculifera
Talipot Palm
Cycas angulata
Angular Cycad
Cycas armstrongii
Armstrong's Cycad
Cycas arnhemica
Arnhem Land Cycad