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Gaussia. Gaussia is a genus of solitary, pinnate palms found in the Caribbean, northern Central America and southern Mexico. There are five species in the genus - three are endemic to the Greater Antilles, while G. gomez-pompae and G. maya are found in the Caribbean coastal region of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.
Gorgasia O.F.Cook. Roystonea is a genus of eleven species of monoecious palms, native to the Neotropics, in the Caribbean, the adjacent coasts of Florida in the United States, Mexico, Central America and northern South America. [3] [4] [5] Commonly known as the royal palms, the genus was named after Roy Stone, a U.S. Army engineer.
Roystonea regia var. hondurensis P.H.Allen. Roystonea regia, commonly known as the royal palm, Cuban royal palm, or Florida royal palm, [ 4] is a species of palm native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Florida, and parts of Central America. A large and attractive palm, it has been planted throughout the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental tree.
Roystonea oleracea var. jenmanii (Waby) Zona. Roystonea oleracea, sometimes known as the Caribbean royal palm, [citation needed] palmiste, imperial palm[citation needed] or cabbage palm, is a species of palm which is native to the Lesser Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago. It is also reportedly naturalized in Guyana and on ...
The coconut tree ( Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. [ 1] The term " coconut " (or the archaic " cocoanut ") [ 2] can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut. They are ubiquitous in coastal tropical regions and ...
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Palmae. The Arecaceae ( / ærəˈkeɪsiaɪ /) is a family of perennial, flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree -like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees. [3]
Bactris gasipaes is a species of palm native to the tropical forests of Central and South America. It is well spread in these regions, where it is often cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems or more rarely, in monoculture. Common names include peach palm in English, among others used in South American countries.