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Arecaceae - Palm family
Palmae
Dransfield, J. (1986) Palmae Flora of Tropical East Africa
Description of the family
Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, usually very large and in terminal rosettes, with a sheathing base; petiole or rhachis often prickly; lamina pinnate or costapalmate. Plants dioecious (in ours). Inflorescences axillary, simple to paniculate. Flowers usually small, unisexual or bisexual. Calyx and corolla usually in whorls of 3. Fruit usually a drupe; seed usually 1. Worldwide: 201 genera and 2,650 species, tropical (but few in Africa) and warm. Mozambique: 6 genera and 9 taxa. |
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Links to genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Borassus L. | Description, Image |
| Cocos L. | Description |
| Elaeis Jacq. | Description, Image |
| Hyphaene Gaertn. | Description, Image |
| Phoenix L. | Description |
| Raphia P. Beauv. | Description |
Other sources of information about Arecaceae:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: ArecaceaeFlora of Caprivi: Arecaceae
Flora of Malawi: Arecaceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Arecaceae
Flora of Zambia: Arecaceae
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Arecaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Arecaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Arecaceae
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ArecaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Arecaceae
Wikipedia: Arecaceae
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