Arecaceae

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Arecaceae is the botanical family of flowering plants commonly known as palms, comprising hundreds of species of mostly tropical trees, shrubs, and climbers characterized by large evergreen leaves and often unbranched trunks.

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Label Occurrences
Arecaceae canonical 8

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
class Liliopsida NERFINISHED
commonName palm family
palms
contains Areca catechu NERFINISHED
Bactris gasipaes NERFINISHED
Borassus flabellifer
Caryota urens NERFINISHED
Chamaedorea elegans NERFINISHED
Cocos nucifera NERFINISHED
Elaeis guineensis
Euterpe oleracea NERFINISHED
Hyphaene thebaica NERFINISHED
Jubaea chilensis NERFINISHED
Livistona chinensis NERFINISHED
Metroxylon sagu NERFINISHED
Nypa fruticans NERFINISHED
Phoenix canariensis NERFINISHED
Phoenix dactylifera NERFINISHED
Phoenix sylvestris NERFINISHED
Raphia farinifera NERFINISHED
Roystonea regia NERFINISHED
Sabal palmetto NERFINISHED
Serenoa repens
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Trachycarpus fortunei NERFINISHED
Washingtonia robusta NERFINISHED
distribution subtropical regions
tropical regions
division Magnoliophyta
economicUse edible fruits
edible oils
fiber production
ornamental plants
starch production
timber and construction materials
flowerType unisexual or bisexual
fruitType berry
drupe
growthForm climbers
shrubs
trees
hasCharacteristic evergreen
flowers in inflorescences
large leaves
mostly tropical
often unbranched trunks
pinnate or palmate leaves
produces drupes or berries
woody
isA family of flowering plants
family of monocotyledons
monocot family
kingdom Plantae
notableSpecies betel nut palm
coconut palm
date palm
oil palm
order Arecales NERFINISHED
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insects
wind
taxonRank family

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sabal palmetto family Arecaceae
Coco de Mer palm family Arecaceae
Howea forsteriana family Arecaceae
Howea belmoreana family Arecaceae
Phoenix dactylifera family Arecaceae
Cocos nucifera family Arecaceae
Jubaea chilensis family Arecaceae