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Topic: Arecaceae


  
  Arecaceae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arecaceae (also known as Palmae), the Palm Family, is a family of flowering plants, belonging to the monocot order, Arecales.
Of all the families of plants, the Arecaceae is the most easily recognizable as distinct by most persons.
The type member of this family is the areca palm, the fruit of which is chewed with the betel leaf and often confused with it.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arecaceae   (525 words)

  
 Arecaceae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Arecaceae (also known as Palmae or Palmaceae), the Palm Family, is a family of flowering plants, belonging to the monocot order, Arecales.
The southeastern state of South Carolina is nicknamed the Palmetto State because of the number of palms that line the state's Atlantic coast.
Some arecaceae can grow as far north as Maryland, Arkansas, and even up along the Pacific coast to Oregon and Washington.
www.redondobeach.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Arecaceae   (392 words)

  
 Arecales
Arecaceae can be recognised by their woody stems, large, tough, petiolate leaves with plicate and often apparently compound blades, axillary inflorescences (but Corypha, etc.!) with numerous flowers, and 1-seeded fruits.
Stem group Arecaceae are dated to ca 120 mybp, divergence within the crown group to ca 110 mybp (Janssen and Bremer 2004), or the dates are 99-91 and 73-63 mybp respectively (Wikström et al.
Seed size in Arecaceae seems to have undergone a notable increase, probably associated with the adoption of the tree habit by the clade (Moles et al.
www.mobot.org /MOBOT/Research/APweb/orders/arecalesweb.htm   (1818 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Arecaceae
Arecaceae (also called Palmae or Palmaceae) is the palm family, belonging to the order Arecales.
The typical member of this family is the areca nut, which is chewed with the betel leaf and often confused with it.
Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Arecaceae   (247 words)

  
 Arecaceae (Palmae)
The family Arecaceae is a large group comprising approximately 2,500 arboreal species to be found throughout equatorial, tropical, and subtropical areas of the world where they feature as a very peculiar element of the landscape.
The Arecaceae include plants of enormous economic importance for human beings.
Particularly, a large number of foodstuffs are made from the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) to be found along equatorial sea coasts in the Old World.
www.dipbot.unict.it /Palms/Arec_fam.html   (775 words)

  
 IPNI Query Results
Arecaceae Phoenix andamanensis S.C.Barrow -- in Kew Bull., 53(3): 538 (1998)—.
Arecaceae Phoenix melanocarpa Naudin -- in Rev. Hortic.
Arecaceae Phoenix theophrastii Greuter -- in Bauhinia, iii.
www.ipni.org /ipni/IpniServlet?family=&infrafamily=&genus=Phoenix&infragenus=&species=&infraspecies=&author_abbrev=&publication_title=&is_apni_record=on&is_gci_record=on&is_ik_record=on&include_authors=on&include_basionym_authors=on&query_type=by_query   (111 words)

  
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Arecaceae: Family treatment from Trees and Shrubs of the Andes of Ecuador
Arecaceae: Images from the Madagascar flora from the Missouri Botanical Garden
Arecaceae: Information/Images from the University of Hawaii - Manoa)
www.csdl.tamu.edu /FLORA/cgi/gateway_family?fam=Arecaceae   (230 words)

  
 Arecaceae Terms and Definitions at www.MedicalGlossary.org
Areca - A plant genus of the family ARECACEAE.
Calamus - A plant genus of the family ARECACEAE that should not be confused with ACORUS CALAMUS.
It is a tropical palm tree that yields a large, edible hard-shelled fruit from which oil and fiber are also obtained.
www.medicalglossary.org /angiosperms_arecaceae_definitions.html   (278 words)

  
 Livistona chinensis (Arecaceae) - HEAR species info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
An image of (or related to) Livistona chinensis (Arecaceae) (Chinese fan palm) is presented online as a copyright-free screen-sized image (600 pixels, maximum dimension) by Forest and Kim Starr (USGS).
An image of (or related to) Livistona chinensis (Arecaceae) (Chinese fan palm) is presented online as a copyright-free high-resolution image by Forest and Kim Starr (USGS).
The Global Compendium of Weeds* cites references to Livistona chinensis as a weed (*an early draft).
www.hear.org /species/livistona_chinensis   (1622 words)

  
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Grows slowly to 40 ft. Fronds blue, glaucous; leaf blades not with sharply drooping segments; petiole with marginal teeth.
Grows slowly to 30 ft. Fronds light to medium green; leaf blades not with sharply drooping segments; petiole smooth (or with few small teeth at base).
This palm is susceptible to wind damage (marginal necrosis and tatter) and is marginally hardy to 28
www.public.asu.edu /~camartin/plants/PALMS.HTM   (776 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article on Arecaceae [EncycloZine]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil produced by the oil palms in the genus Elaeis.
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Products related to Arecaceae: books, DVD, electronics, garden, kitchen, magazines, music, photo, posters, software, tools, toys, VHS, videogames
encyclozine.com /Arecaceae   (286 words)

  
 Plant family: arecaceae
I use the GRIN online query system to determine plant families.
The list below shows the plants in my database listed as members of the arecaceae family.
Click on the botanical name of any plant to go to the plant portrait.
www.robsplants.com /family.php?ceae=arecaceae   (57 words)

  
 Arecaceae (palm family)
The Arecaceae, also known as the Palmae family, is comprised of about 200 genera and 2,500 species.
Palms range from tiny understory plants to towering trees, and are found throughout the tropics and subtropics.
The following species of the Arecaceae family are growing at Montoso Gardens:
www.montosogardens.com /arecaceae.htm   (75 words)

  
 Science Biology Flora and Fauna Plantae Magnoliophyta Liliopsida Arecaceae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Science Biology Flora and Fauna Plantae Magnoliophyta Liliopsida Arecaceae
The Arecaceae - Brief description of the genus, with many photographs illustrating botanic features and the economically important plants.
Description of Arecaceae - Habit and leaf form; Anatomy; Morphology; Physiology; Biochemistry; Geography.
www.iper1.com /iper1-odp/scat/id/Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Plantae/Magnoliophyta/Liliopsida/Arecaceae   (224 words)

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