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Palm Trees of Hana Gardenland
Palms identified with signs
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Origin |
Comments |
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii |
Silver Saw Palmetto, Everglades Palm |
Florida, Central America, West Indies |
Heavy clumping, distinctive fan leaves and fibrous sheath. Full sun. Grows to 20 feet. |
Archontophoenix alexandrae |
Alexander Palm |
Australia |
Popular palm with silvery tint pointed leaves. Creamy white flowers and bright red fruit. |
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana |
Bangalow Palm, Piccabeen Palm |
Eastern Australia |
Native to Eastern Australia rainforests. Purple crown shaft and bright red fruit. |
Areca catechu |
Betel Nut Palm |
India, Malaysia, Philippines |
Widely cultivated for its fruit which have narcotic properties, a huge industry. When chewed, teeth turn red. |
Areca guppyana |
Areca Palm |
New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Philippines |
Small, slender ornamental palm with stilt roots. Sacred plant in Solomon Islands. |
Areca triandra |
Areca Palm |
Sri Lanka, India |
Clumping palm with lemon perfume pale flowers and orange-red fruit. |
Areca vestiaria |
Pinang Yaki Palm |
Sulawesi, Celebes Indonesia |
Clumping palm with stilt roots, colorful crownshaft and deep orange fruit in bunches. |
Arenga engleri |
Formosa Palm |
Taiwan |
Clumping palm that grows up to 3 meters tall and 5 meters wide. |
Balaka seemannii |
Spear Palm |
Fiji |
Single slender trunk, once prized as spear shafts. Grows to 15 ft with red seeds. |
Chamaedorea elegans |
Parlor Palm |
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize |
Slender dwarf palm popular for indoor cultivation. Shade loving palm. |
Chamaedorea microspadix |
Bamboo Palm |
Guatemala, Mexico |
Bamboo-like clumping palm with bright orange red fruit. Prefers shade. Grows to 3 meters. |
Chamaedorea tepejilote |
Pacaya Palm |
Central America, Colombia |
Slender palm. Unopened male flowers are used as an important vegetable. |
Clinostigma samoense |
Samoa Palm |
Western Samoa |
Beautiful palm from Samoa. Fast growing to 85 ft. Powdery blue crown and heavy fruit. |
Coccothrinax dussiana (syn. barbadensis) |
Broom Palm, Thatch Palm |
Cuba, Lesser Antilles |
Slender trunk up to 10 meters with large fan shaped leaves, white flowers, purple fruit. |
Cocos nucifera |
Coconut Palm |
Western Pacific |
Widely planted ornamental and commercial palm. Large, edible nuts. |
Cyrtostachys renda |
Sealing Wax Palm |
Borneo, SE Asia |
Clumping ornamental with brilliant glossy scarlet leaf bases and dark green leaves. |
Euterpe edulis |
Jucara Palm |
Brazil |
Sweet tasty edible cabbage. Highly ornamental, now grown around the world. |
Euterpe oleracea |
Assai or Acai Palm |
Brazil |
Common name derives from refreshing drink from its fruit. Also popular ice cream flavor. |
Gaussia maya |
Maya Palm |
Guatemala, Mexico, Belize |
Ornamental palm growing in rainforests. Small roots form a mass at the base of the trunk. |
Howea forsteriana |
Kentia Palm |
Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea |
One of the most commonly grown species in the world, especially for indoor decoration. |
Hydriastele microspadix |
Hydriastele Palm |
New Guinea |
Rare. A clumping palm with white flowers and red fruit, common to wet forested areas. |
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis |
Bottle Palm |
Mascarene Islands Indian Ocean |
Common name from trunk that resembles a bottle. Endangered single wild population. |
Laccospadix australasica |
Atherton Palm |
NE Australia |
Grows to 8 metres tall in highland rainforest. Long strings of bright red fruit. |
Licuala grandis |
Vanuatu Fan Palm |
New Hebrides, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands |
Prized horticultural palm because of its symetrical glossy green leaves and red fruit. |
Licuala spinosa |
Mangrove Fan Palm |
South East Asia |
Tall sun-tolerant cluster palm. Long white infloresences followed by clusters of red fruit. |
Livistona chinensis |
Chinese Fan Palm |
China, Japan, Taiwan |
Popular for cultivation. Slow growing, full sun. Mature palms have weeping tips. |
Livistona rotundifolia |
Footstool Palm, Fan Palm |
Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia |
Distinctive round glassy leaves like a fan palm. Dark red fruit is eaten by children. |
Licuala grandis |
Vanuatu Fan Palm |
New Hebrides, Vanuatu, Solomon Is. |
Prized horticultural palm because of its symetrical glossy green leaves and red fruit. |
Licuala spinosa |
Mangrove Fan Palm |
South East Asia Indonesia |
Grows in dense moist tropical jungles. Widespread from tropics to subtropics. |
Normanbya normanbyi |
Queensland Black Palm |
Australia |
Native to wet coastal rainforests of NorthEast Australia. Fairly rare. Single trunk. |
Phoenix roebelenii |
Dwarf Date Palm |
Laos, Thailand |
Popular for cultivation, sun or shade, tropics and subtropics. Hardy. Spiny leaflets. |
Pinanga insignis |
Pinang Palm |
Palau Islands, Philippines |
An unusual pinanga that grows to 25 meters tall with a large trunk. Wet coastal forests. |
Pinanga kuhlii |
Ivory Cane Palm |
Java, Sumatra |
Cluster palm native to shady Indonesian rainforests. Grows to 8 meters tall. |
Pritchardia beccariana |
Loulu Palm |
Hawaiian Islands |
Hawaiians use this specias for thatch, baskets and fans. Native to Hawaii. |
Ptychosperma caryotoides |
Solitare Palm |
New Guinea |
Small species grows up to 30 ft in rainforest mountains Thin trunk. Rare in cultivation. |
Ptychosperma elegans |
Solitare Palm |
Eastern Australia |
Popular palm grows 30 ft. Slender trunk. White frangant flowers, red fruit, ridged seed. |
Rhapis excelsa |
Lady Palm, Bamboo Palm |
Southern China |
Dwarf clumping fan-leaved palm. Durable and popular as an indoor decorative palm. |
Rhapis subtilis |
Dwarf Lady Palm, Thailand Lady Palm |
Thailand |
Widely cultivated familiar nursery plant growing about 1 meter tall, dark green leaves. |
Roystonea oleracea |
Royal Palm |
West Indies |
Tallest of the royal palms. Grows to 90 ft. Very popular widely grown. |
Sabal palmetto |
Palmetto Palm |
South East USA, Bahamas, Cuba |
Wide ranging, commonly cultivated. Grows to 30 ft. Slow growing, very hardy, full sun. |
Sabal umbraculifera |
Palmetto Palm |
Florida, Bahamas, Cuba |
Grows to 30 ft. Slow growing, very hardy, poor soil, full sun. Same as Sabal Palmetto. |
Syagrus romanzoffiana |
Queen Palm |
Brazil, South America |
This popular palm grows to 60 feet tall. Grey trunk crowned by feathery looking fronds. |
Trachycarpus fortunei |
Windmill Palm |
India, Afghanistan, China |
Coarse and useful fibre covers trunk. Hardy palm grows in high forests up to 10 feet. |
Veitchia joannis |
Manilla Palm, Christmas Palm |
Fiji, Hebrides |
Thicker trunk, wider leaf blades, bigger seeds, leaves not as curved as merrillii. |
Veitchia merrillii |
Manilla Palm, Christmas Palm |
Phillipines |
Widely planted ornamental. Large clusters of glossy red fruit. Also called Christmas Palm. |
Palms identified - complete list with and without signs
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Origin |
Comments |
# |
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii |
Silver Saw Palmetto, Everglades Palm |
Florida, Central America, West Indies |
Heavy clumping, distinctive fan leaves and fibrous sheath. Full sun. Grows to 20 feet. |
033
057
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Archontophoenix alexandrae |
Alexander Palm |
Australia |
Popular palm with silvery tint pointed leaves. Creamy white flowers and bright red fruit. |
008
043
048
049
050
051
052
074
075
100
109
116
127
128
|
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana |
Bangalow Palm, Piccabeen Palm |
Eastern Australia |
Native to Eastern Australia rainforests. Purple crown shaft and bright red fruit. |
009
060
087
089
107
|
Areca catechu |
Betel Nut Palm |
India, Malaysia, Philippines |
Widely cultivated for its fruit which have narcotic properties, a huge industry. When chewed, teeth turn red. |
041
046
083
086
090
097
132
|
Areca concinna |
Areca Palm |
Origin? |
Rare. Single trunk. Seed red when ripe. |
134
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Areca guppyana |
Areca Palm |
New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Philippines |
Small, slender ornamental palm with stilt roots. Sacred plant in Solomon Islands. |
217 |
Areca triandra |
Areca Palm |
Sri Lanka, India |
Clumping palm with lemon perfume pale flowers and orange-red fruit. |
133
140
|
Areca vestiaria |
Pinang Yaki Palm |
Sulawesi, Celebes Indonesia |
Rare. Clumping palm with stilt roots, colorful crownshaft and deep orange fruit in bunches. Filtered light. |
025
|
Arenga engleri |
Formosa Palm |
Taiwan |
Clumping palm that grows up to 3 meters tall and 5 meters wide. Very hardy cold resistant. |
054
062
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Arenga porphyocarpa |
Palm |
Java |
Dies after fruiting. Grows up to 6 feet in full sun. |
042
|
Balaka seemannii |
Spear Palm |
Fiji |
Single slender trunk, once prized as spear shafts. Grows to 15 ft with red seeds. |
098
211
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Calyptrocalyx spp. |
Palm |
New Guinea |
Rare, understory palm, likes shade. |
017
070
094
144
218
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Chamaedorea cataractarum |
Palm |
Central America |
Dwarf understory shade palm.Underground rhizomes. |
139
|
Chamaedorea costaricana |
Palm |
Costa Rica |
Slender dwarf palm popular for indoor cultivation. Shade loving palm. |
108
202
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Chamaedorea elegans |
Parlor Palm |
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize |
Slender dwarf palm popular for indoor cultivation. Shade loving palm. |
028 |
Chamaedorea glaucifolia |
Palm |
Southern Mexico, Guatemala |
Waxy blue-green color. Single trunk. Sun tolerant species. |
205 |
Chamaedorea microspadix |
Bamboo Palm |
Guatemala, Mexico |
Bamboo-like clumping palm with bright orange red fruit. Prefers shade. Grows to 3 meters. |
066
136
207
216
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Chamaedorea oblongata |
Palm |
Mexico |
S shaped leaves. Shade loving. Female plants no seed. |
206 |
Chamaedorea seigfrezii |
Bamboo Palm |
Mexico |
Usually clumping, shade palm. Fills in at different heights. |
023
024
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Chamaedorea tepejilote |
Pacaya Palm |
Central America, Colombia |
Slender palm. Unopened male flowers are used as an important vegetable. Fast growing, shade. |
099
209
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Clinostigma samoense |
Samoa Palm |
Western Samoa |
Beautiful palm from Samoa. Fast growing to 85 ft. Powdery blue crown and heavy fruit. |
125
126
|
Coccothrinax dussiana (syn. barbadensis) |
Broom Palm, Thatch Palm |
Cuba, Lesser Antilles |
Slender trunk up to 10 meters with large fan shaped leaves, white flowers, purple fruit. Slow growing, sun or shade. |
037
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Cyrtostachys renda |
Sealing Wax Palm |
Borneo, SE Asia |
Clumping ornamental with brilliant glossy scarlet leaf bases and dark green leaves. Slow growing. |
084
|
Euterpe edulis |
Jucara Palm |
Brazil |
Sweet tasty edible cabbage. Highly ornamental, now grown around the world. Fast growing, single to clumping. |
036
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Euterpe oleracea |
Assai or Acai Palm |
Brazil |
Common name derives from refreshing drink from its fruit. Also popular ice cream flavor. Fast growing, heavy clumping, grows to 40 ft. |
071
113
120
148
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Gaussia maya |
Maya Palm |
Guatemala, Mexico, Belize |
Ornamental palm growing in rainforests. Small roots form a mass at the base of the trunk. Slow growing to 20 ft, full sun. |
073
085
106
123
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Heterospathe elata |
Palm |
Philippines |
Palm |
221
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Howea forsteriana |
Kentia Palm |
Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea |
One of the most commonly grown species in the world, especially for indoor decoration. Slow growing, prefers shade. |
016
022
026
045
101
104
147
154
214
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Hydriastele microspadix |
Hydriastele Palm |
New Guinea |
Rare. A clumping palm with white flowers and red fruit, common to wet forested areas. Butterfly effect foliage up to 60 feet. Full sun. |
061
114
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Hyophorbe lagenicaulis |
Bottle Palm |
Mascarene Islands Indian Ocean |
Common name from trunk that resembles a bottle. Endangered single wild population. Slow growing, full sun to shade. |
013
019
020
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Laccospadix australasica |
Atherton Palm |
NE Australia |
Grows to 8 metres tall in highland rainforest. Long strings of bright red fruit. |
000
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Latania lontaroides |
Fan Palm, Red Lantern Palm |
Marcarene Is. Indian Ocean |
Hastula at end of petiole tomentose (fuzzy). 60 ft within 100 years. |
004
027
141
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Licuala grandis |
Vanuatu Fan Palm |
New Hebrides, Vanuatu, Solomon Is. |
Prized horticultural palm because of its symetrical glossy green leaves and red fruit. |
032
034
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Licuala spinosa |
Mangrove Fan Palm |
South East Asia |
Tall sun-tolerant cluster palm. Long white infloresences followed by clusters of red fruit. |
146
|
Livistona chinensis |
Chinese Fan Palm |
China, Japan, Taiwan |
Popular for cultivation. Slow growing, full sun. Mature palms have weeping tips. |
152
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Livistona roobinsoniana |
Fan Palm |
Philippines |
Tall palm. Full sun. |
213
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Livistona rotundifolia |
Footstool Palm, Fan Palm |
Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia |
Distinctive round glassy leaves like a fan palm. Dark red fruit is eaten by children. Full sun, grows to 60 ft. |
204
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Livistona saribus |
Taraw Fan Palm |
South East Asia Indonesia |
Grows in dense moist tropical jungles. Widespread from tropics to subtropics. |
150
156
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Normanbya normanbyi |
Queensland Black Palm |
Australia |
Native to wet coastal rainforests of NorthEast Australia. Fairly rare. Single trunk. |
138
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Phoenix reclinata |
Clumping Phoenix Palm |
Africa, Victoria Falls |
Very hardy to cold (20F or less). Tough, easy to grow sun or shade. |
003
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Phoenix roebelenii |
Dwarf Date Palm |
Laos, Thailand |
Popular for cultivation, sun or shade, tropics and subtropics. Hardy. Spiny leaflets. |
002
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Pinanga insignis |
Pinang Palm |
Palau Islands, Philippines |
An unusual pinanga that grows to 25 meters tall with a large trunk. Wet coastal forests. |
076
112
115
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Pinanga kuhlii |
Ivory Cane Palm |
Java, Sumatra, Malaysia |
Cluster palm native to shady Indonesian rainforests. Grows to 8 meters tall. Black fruit when ripe. Partial sun/shade. |
039
068
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Polyandrococos caudescens |
Mouse Palm |
Brazil |
Rare. Mouse shaped seed. Slow growing, full sun. |
102
105
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Pritchardia beccariana |
Loulu Palm |
Hawaiian Islands |
Hawaiians use this specias for thatch, baskets and fans. Native to Hawaii. High elevation, cold hardy. |
038
044
088
203
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Pseudophoenix sargentii |
Sargents Palm |
Caribbean |
Full sun. Grows to 12 feet. |
142
219
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Ptychosperma caryotoides |
Solitare Palm |
New Guinea |
Small species grows up to 30 ft in rainforest mountains Thin trunk. Rare in cultivation. |
103
117
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Ptychosperma elegans |
Solitare Palm |
Eastern Australia |
Popular palm grows 30 ft. Slender trunk. White frangant flowers, red fruit, ridged seed. |
010
035
137
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Ptychosperma macarthurii |
MacArthur Palm |
Australia |
Slender clumping palm. Keep warm, moist, protect from wind. |
131
210
212
215
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Raphia farinifera |
Palm |
Africa |
Rare. Fast growing swamp palm with sharp hooks on fronds. Full sun. |
040
220
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Rhapis excelsa |
Lady Palm, Bamboo Palm |
Southern China |
Dwarf clumping fan-leaved palm. Durable and popular as an indoor decorative palm. Grows in shade or sun. |
015
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Rhapis subtilis |
Dwarf Lady Palm, Thailand Lady Palm |
Thailand |
Widely cultivated familiar nursery plant growing about 1 meter tall, dark green leaves. |
201
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Roystonea oleracea |
Royal Palm |
West Indies |
Tallest of the royal palms. Grows to 90 ft. Very popular widely grown. |
005
018
096
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Sabal umbraculifera |
Palmetto Palm |
Florida, Bahamas, Cuba |
Grows to 30 ft. Slow growing, very hardy, poor soil, full sun. Same as Sabal Palmetto. |
078
095
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Sabal palmetto |
Palmetto Palm |
South East USA, Bahamas, Cuba |
Wide ranging, commonly cultivated. Grows to 30 ft. Slow growing, very hardy, full sun. |
056
058
092
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Syagrus romanzoffiana |
Queen Palm |
Brazil, South America |
This popular palm grows to 60 feet tall. Grey trunk crowned by feathery looking fronds. |
047
119
122
155
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Trachycarpus fortunei |
Windmill Palm |
India, Afghanistan, China |
Coarse and useful fibre covers trunk. Hardy palm grows in high forests to 20 feet. Full sun. |
055
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Veitchia joannis |
Manilla Palm, Christmas Palm |
Fiji, Hebrides |
Thicker trunk, wider leaf blades, bigger seeds, leaves not as curved as merrillii. |
007
021
029
053
063
079
081
082
130
135
143
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Veitchia merrillii |
Manilla Palm, Christmas Palm |
Phillipines |
Showy crimson fruit, Oct-May. Grows 25-30 feet. |
001
006
059
080
110
121
124
129
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