Flowers and Garden

In the world there are only more than 200 genera of palms with more than 2,500 species, but is estimated to have declined since the grouping based on DNA botany.

different species ranging from those who live in humid tropical environments, like Archontophoenix alexandrae, for those who live in areas where water is the most valuable, as the Phoenix dacyilifera. Palm trees are scattered almost all over the world and we can find palm trees in the north planet, Chamaerops humilis, a native of the southern Mediterranean or more, Nikau, comes from New Zealand.

A genus is a group of species (or a species) are identical with flowers, fruit or vegetative characteristics. The soles of the same gender share the same name initial and middle name that distinguishes the species from congeners.

Usually the genus name (first name) refer either to one of the original features or inventors, so for example Bismarckia nobilis first named German chancellor, Prince Otto von Bismarck. However, sometimes when there is only one species in the genus, was first identified by name and then the inventor of the genus or species as well as forsteriana or Howea Phoenix canariensis, the first word of the genus name and species later.

As a highlight curiosity palm family contains some notes on the plant kingdom as well …

Ceroxylon quindiuense: With sixty-foot branching plants are highest in the plant kingdom. (In the picture the red circle marks the real size).

Gebang umbraculifera: perbungaan terminal from 7 meters by three wide and twenty-four million flowers to make compound interest in the world’s largest plants.

Calamus Daemonorops: they can climb the long stems more than 400 meters. Is this also the most species-rich genus, which consists of about 340.

Raphia regalis Its leaves twenty-four feet long the longest natural.

Phytelephas macrocarpa: he has a heavier seed can be made billiard balls because they are vegetable ivory.

Lodoicea maldivica: You can live for more than 1000 years

Lodoicea maldivica: Is the largest fruit of the plant kingdom, with a width of 40 cm and one meter in circumference can exceed 30 kg. weight.

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