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Palmae
Dransfield, J. (1986) Palmae Flora of Tropical East Africa
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: 43 cultivated genera and 90 cultivated taxa. |
No image of a cultivated species but there is an image of a native or naturalised species |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Rhapis L.f. ex Aiton | Description |
| Roystonea O.F. Cook | Description |
| Sabal Adans. | Description |
| Serenoa Hook. f. | |
| Syagrus Mart. | Description |
| Trachycarpus H.A. Wendl. | |
| Trithrinax Mart. | |
| Veitchia H. Wendl. | |
| Wallichia Roxb. | |
| Washingtonia H.A. Wendl. | Description |
| Wodyetia A.K. Irvine |
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