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By: Ginger Burns


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Scientific Classification

Arecaceae or Palmae (alsoknown by the name Palmaceae,

Kingdom:

Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class:

Liliopsida

Order:

Arecales

Family:

ArecaceaeSchultz-Schultzenstein
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_planthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliopsidahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecaleshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecaleshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliopsidahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_planthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant


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Genera and Species

There are roughly 202 currently

known genera with around 2600

species, most of which are restrictedto tropical or subtropical regions of

the Earth.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtropicshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtropicshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus


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DistributionWhether shrubs, trees or vinespalms are limited to two methods

of growth.

..

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Solitary Growth

Clusters

AndOccasionally, a plant is very often

clustering with the occasional solitary

member or the converse.

This grove of the native species Washingtonia

filifera in Palm Canyon, California is growing

alongside a stream running through the desert.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washingtonia_filiferahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washingtonia_filiferahttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palm_Canyon&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Californiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Californiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palm_Canyon&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washingtonia_filiferahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washingtonia_filifera


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Morphology

1. They have large evergreen leaves that areeither palmately ('fan-leaved') or pinnately

('feather-leaved') compound and spirally

arranged at the top of the stem.

2. The leaves have a tubular sheath at the

base that usually splits open on one side atmaturity

3. The flowers are generally small and white,

radially symmetric, and can be either uni-

or bisexual

4. The sepals and petals usually number three

each and may be distinct or joined at thebase. The stamens generally number six,

with filaments that may be separate,

attached to each other, or attached to the

pistil at the base

5. The fruit is usually a single-seeded

drupe[5], but some genera (e.g. Salacca)

may contain two or more seeds in each

fruit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruithttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drupehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_treehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaccahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaccahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_treehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drupehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruithttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf


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Taxonomy

Palms are a

monophyletic group of

plants, meaning that

the group consists of acommon ancestor and

all its descendants
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monophylyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monophyly


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Arecaceae is the first modern family of

monocots that is clearly represented in the

fossil record


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Range and habitat

The vast majority ofpalms exist in thetropics.

Diversity is highest inwet, lowland tropicalforests, especially inecological "hotspots

Madagascar, which hasmore endemic palmsthan the entirecontinental Africa.

Coconut palm trees in Mumbai, India Colombia may have the highest number of palm species in

one country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbaihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbaihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropics


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Range and habitat

World map with the tropics highlighted in red
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:World_map_torrid.svghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:World_map_torrid.svg


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Range and Habitat

It is estimated that only 130 palm species

grow naturally beyond the tropics, most of

which grow in the subtropics

Palms inhabit a variety of habitats
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtropicshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:World_map_torrid.svghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtropics


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Origin of Species

Arecaceae-is a Pacific genusof uncertain geographicorigin

However since all relatedspecies classified in the

subfamily Cocoideae have aSouth American origin(except perhaps thecoconut, Cocos nucifera),

It is thought that Sympatricspeciation

Took place

Sympatric speciation ismore strictly defined as theemergence

of two species from apopulation in which mating

has been random with respect to the place of

birth of the matingpartners2.


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Origin of Species of the Coconut Palm

Comparatively little is

known about the origin and

early distribution of the

coconut palm, probably

because it was so widelyspread throughout the

tropical areas of the world

so many years ago. It is

believed to be native to theMalay Archipelago or the

South Pacific.


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Acanthophoenix crinita

'Dark Spine Palm'

Country of Origin :

Reunion


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Acanthophoenix sp. tripaludis

Country of Origin :

Reunion

Extremelyrare Palm


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Beccariophoenix madagascariensis

South Form

Country o f Orig in :

Madagascar

Bi ki bili


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Bismarckia nobilis

[ Medemia nobilis ]

'Bismarck

Probably the most

beautiful palm !


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Global Distribution


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Dispersal

Passive Dispersal

Seeds float in the water

or drop to the

ground (clumping

May occur)


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Sweepstakes Route

By chance the seeds are dropped in the water

and carried over long distances.

Some Arecaceae Seeds can not live in salt

water and those plants are isolated to specific

islands or regions.

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