Arecaceae Family — Genera & Species
Arecaceae is a plant family. PlantoScan has care guides for 800 species in 168 genera of this family. Pick a genus to see its species, or start with the notable species below.
Notable Arecaceae species
Parlor Palm
Chamaedorea elegans
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Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera
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Areca Palm
Dypsis lutescens
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Majesty Palm
Ravenea rivularis
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Chinese Fan Palm
Trachycarpus fortunei
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Mascarena crinita
Acanthophoenix crinita
Augustin SoulardCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Rodrigues Palm
Acanthophoenix rousselii
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Grugru Palm
Acrocomia aculeata
zebedeugalinhaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Gru-gru palm
Acrocomia media
zebedeugalinhaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Betel Nut Palm
Actinorhytis calapparia
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Christmas Palm
Adonidia merrillii
Greg III EsperaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Cornet Palm
Aiphanes horrida
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Genera in the Arecaceae family
- Dypsis62 species · e.g. Areca palm
- Coccothrinax54 species · e.g. Acuna Thatch Palm
- Calamus37 species · e.g. Rattan
- Copernicia21 species · e.g. White Copernicia Palm
- Livistona21 species · e.g. Chinese Fan Palm
- Aiphanes20 species · e.g. Cornet Palm
- Ravenea20 species · e.g. Majesty Palm
- Pritchardia19 species · e.g. Fiji Fan Palm
- Astrocaryum18 species · e.g. Jaguar Cane Palm
- Attalea16 species
- Bactris16 species · e.g. Elegans palm
- Syagrus15 species
- Butia14 species · e.g. Pindo Palm
- Sabal14 species · e.g. Bermuda Palmetto
- Phoenix13 species · e.g. Canary Island Date Palm
- Areca12 species · e.g. Betel Palm
- Ceroxylon11 species · e.g. Andean Wax Palm
- Eremospatha11 species · e.g. Eremospatha laurentii
- Veitchia11 species · e.g. Areca Palm
- Arenga10 species · e.g. Sugar Palm
- Chamaedorea10 species · e.g. Parlor Palm
- Roystonea10 species · e.g. Cuban Royal Palm
- Balaka9 species · e.g. Fiji Thatch Palm
- Trachycarpus9 species · e.g. Chinese Fan Palm
- Wettinia9 species · e.g. Mountain Palm
- Cryosophila8 species
- Raphia8 species · e.g. Raffia Palm
- Basselinia7 species
- Licuala7 species · e.g. Fan Palm
- Pinanga7 species · e.g. Andaman Pinanga
- Acrocomia6 species · e.g. Grugru Palm
- Brahea6 species · e.g. Limestone Brahea
- Caryota6 species · e.g. Clustered Fishtail Palm
- Euterpe6 species · e.g. Catinga palm
- Metroxylon6 species · e.g. Fiji Sago Palm
- Oenocarpus6 species · e.g. Bacaba Palm
- Archontophoenix5 species · e.g. Piccabeen Palm
- Borassus5 species · e.g. Palmyra palm
- Clinostigma5 species · e.g. Exorrhizum Palm
- Corypha5 species · e.g. Buri palm
- Hyophorbe5 species · e.g. Palm
- Hyphaene5 species · e.g. Doum Palm
- Korthalsia5 species
- Linospadix5 species
- Orania5 species · e.g. Orania Palm
- Ptychosperma5 species · e.g. Macarthur Palm
- Rhopaloblaste5 species
- Salacca5 species · e.g. Salak
- Saribus5 species · e.g. Chinese Fan Palm
- Cyphophoenix4 species · e.g. Fulcita palm
- Gaussia4 species · e.g. Cuban palm
- Geonoma4 species
- Hydriastele4 species
- Parajubaea4 species · e.g. Cochineal Palm
- Phytelephas4 species · e.g. Ivory Palm
- Pseudophoenix4 species · e.g. Ekman's Palm
- Acanthophoenix3 species · e.g. Mascarena crinita
- Asterogyne3 species · e.g. Branched Palm
- Beccariophoenix3 species · e.g. Alfred's Palm
- Calyptrocalyx3 species
See also the plant genera A–Z and the complete plant care guide.