Kind of Palm Trees

There are numerous palm trees around the world, and giving an exact figure is difficult, but some report that there are around two thousand species of palm trees. Though, there are not many different palm trees as such, they can be categorized into two basic divisions, viz. the palmate and pinnate. This categorization is on the basis of their physical characteristic, namely, the shape of the leaves. Palmate shape of the leaves is like a 'fan' or our 'palm of the hand.' On the other hand, the pinnate is, as the name suggests, like a pin or 'needle' like sharp leaves.

There are other different types of palm trees which can be seen as one amongst the drought hardy palms, cold hardy palms, Northern palms, Southern palms, etc. These categorizations are according to the climate tolerance and geographical positioning i.e. on the basis of their natural habitat, which is mostly the tropical and subtropical regions.

The following is just a small list of some palm tree types along with their Latin or to be more precise, their botanical names. This list is in alphabetical order according to the names which people commonly know them as. It includes the indoor palm tree types as well as ones which can be and is used for various types of designing purposes in mansions, hotels, etc. Have a look.

Common Names	Latin / Botanical Names
A
African oil palm	Elaies guineenis
Alexandra / Alexander palm	Archontophoenix alexandrae
Andean wax palm, South American mountain palm	Ceroxylon alpinum
Aren Sagu	Arenga microcarpa
Aricury palm	Syagrus schizophylla
Atherton palm	Laccospadix australsica
Australian fan palm	Livistona australis
Australian Fan palm	Licuala ramsayi
B
Bamboo palm	Chamaedorea seifrizii
Bangalow palm, King palm, Piccabeen palm	Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
Beach Palm, Sand palm	Allagoptera arenaria
Betel Nut palm	Areca catechu
Bismarck palm	Bismarckia nobilis
Blond flame thrower	Chambeyronia hookeri
Blue hesper palm	Brahea armata
Blue Mediterranean fan palm	Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera
Blushing palm, Red leaf palm	Chambeyronia macrocarpa
Bolivian Mountain Coconut palm	Parajubaea torallyi
Bottle palm	Hyophorbe lagenicaulis
Buri palm	Polyandrococos caudescens
Butterfly palm	Dypsis lutescens
C
Cabada palm	Dypsis cabadae
Cabbage palm	Copernicia cowellii
Carolina palmetto	Sabal palmetto
Calappa Palm, Pinang Penawar	Actinorhytis calapparia
California fan palm, Petticoat palm	Washingtonia filifera
Canary Island date palm	Phoenix canariensis
Candy cane palm	Dypsis florencei
Caranday palm	Trithrinax campestris
Carpentaria palm	Carpentaria acuminata
Cat palm	Chamaedorea cataractarum
Chilean wine palm, Coquito palm	Jubaea chilensis
Chinese fan palm	Livistona chinensis
Windmill palm tree, Chinese windmill palm, Chusan palm	Trachycarpus fortunei
Chinese star palm	Chuniophoenix humilis
Chocho palm	Astrocaryum mexicanum
Cliff date palm	Phoenix rupicola
Coco verde	Syagrus pseudococos
Coconut palm	Cocos nucifera
Costa Rica bamboo palm	Chamaedorea costaricana
Coyure Palm, Ruffle Palm, chonta ruro	Aiphanes aculeata
Cretan date palm	Phoneix theophrasti
Cuban paddle palm, Bailey copernicia, Yarey palm	Copernicia baileyana
Cuban, Florida royal palm	Roystonea regia
D
Darian palm	Marojejya darianii
Date palm	Phoenix dactylifera
Dwarf fan palm	Livistona muelleri
Dwarf majesty palm	Ravenea hildebrandtii
Dwarf palmetto	Sabal minor
Dypsis dariani, Teddy bear palm, Redneck palm	Dypsis leptocheilos
E
Elegant palm	Cyphophoenix elegans
Ernest's August palm	Chamaedorea ernesti-augustii
European fan palm, Mediterranean fan palm	Chamaerops humilis
F
Finger palm	Rhapis multifida
Fishtail Lawyer Cane	Calamus caryotoides
Fishtail palm	Caryota mitis
Florida Thatch palm	Thrinax radiata
Formosa Palm, Dwarf Sugar palm	Arenga engleri
Foxtail palm	Wodyetia bifurcata
Franceshi palm	Breahea elegans
Frosty palm	Chamaedorea glaucifolia
G
Giant fishtail palm	Caryota no
Giant mountain fishtail palm	Caryota maxima
Giant wax palm	Copernicia gigas
Good Luck Palm, Love Palm, Neanthe Bella Palm, Parlor Palm	Chamaedorea elegans
Guadalupe palm	Brahea edulis
H
Hardy bamboo palm	Chamaedorea microspadix
Highland Betel Nut palm	Areca macrocalyx
Hillebrand palm	Pritchardia hillebrandii
Himalayan Pinanga	Pinanga gracilis
Hooper's Palm	Chamaedorea hooperiana
I
Indian fishtail palm	Caryota obtusa
Ivory Cane palm	Pinanga kuhlii
Ivory cane palm, Coronata palm	Pinanga coronata
J
Jaggery palm, Toddy palm, Wine palm, Toddy fishtail palm, Solitary fishtail palm	Caryota urens
Jelly palm, Pindo palm, Wine palm	Butia capitata
Jellybean palm	Synecanthus fibrosus
Joey palm, Diamond joey palm	Johannesteijsmannia altifrons
K
Kentia palm, Thatch palm, Sentry palm	Howea forsteriana
Koolau range pritchardia, Lo'ulu hiwa palm	Pritchardia martii
L
Lady palm	Rhapis excelsa
Lang Kap	Arenga obtusfolia
Licury palm	Syagrus coronata
Lipstick palm, Sealing wax palm, Pinang raja	Cyrtostachys renda
Loulu palm	Pritchardia beccariana
M
Manambe palm	Dypsis decipiens
Maya palm	Gaussia maya
Mule palm	Butia x Syagrus
Macarthur palm	Ptychosperma macarthurii
Majesty palm	Ravenea rivularis
Manarano palm, Maruala palm	Beccariophoenix madagascariensis
Manila palm	Veitchia merrillii
Mazari palm	Nannorrhops ritchiana
Metallic palm	Chamaedorea metallica
Mexican fan palm, Washington palm	Washingtonia robusta
Miniature Flame Thrower	Actinokentia divaricata
Miraguama palm	Coccothrinax miraguama
Mount Lewis King palm, Purple Crown Shaft King	Archontophoenix purpurea
N
Needle palm, Porcupine palm, Hedgehog palm, Blue palmetto	Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Nikau palm, Shaving brush palm	Rhopalostylis sapida
Norfolk Island palm	Rhopalostylis baueri
O
Old man palm, Mat palm	Coccothrinax crinita
Overtop palm	Syagrus amara
P
Pacific beauty palm	Clinostigma savoryanum
Palmiste Rouge, Barbel Palm, Red palm	Acanthophoenix rubra
Peach palm, Pejibaye	Bactris gasipaes
Pinang merah, Orange Crown Shaft palm	Areca vestiaria
Potato chip palm, Ruffles palm	Chamaedorea tuerckheimii
Princess palm, hurricane palm	Dictyosperma album
Puerto Rican hat palm	Sabal causiarum
Puerto Rican thatch palm, Tyre palm, Silver thatch palm	Coccothrinax alta
Pygmy date palm	Phoenix roebelenii
Q
Queen palm tree	Syagrus romanzoffiana
Queensland black palm	Normanbya normanbyi
Quito coconut palm	Parajubaea cocoides
R
Red Latan palm	Latania lontaroides
Ribbon fan palm, Weeping cabbage palm	Livistona decipiens
Rock palm, Sombrero palm	Brahea dulcis
Rootspine palm, Star palm	Cryosophila warscewiczii / Cryosophila albida
S
Sago palm	Metroxylon sagu
Sago palm	Cycas revoluta
Savannah palmetto	Sabal uresana
Saw palmetto	Serenoa repens
Senegal date palm	Phoenix reclinata
Sierra Madre Palm	Brahea decumbens
Silver date palm	Phoenix sylvestris
Silver joey palm	Johannesteijsmannia magnifica
Silver Saw Palm, Paurotis palm, Everglades palm	Acoelorrhaphe wrightii
Sinaloa hesper palm	Brahea aculeata
Slender lady palm	Rhapis humilis
Snake skin palm	Caryota ophiopellis
Solitaire palm	Ptychosperma elegans
South American, Venezuelan Royal palm	Roystonea oleracea
Spindle palm	Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
Spiny fiber palm	Trithrinax acanthocoma / Trithrinax brasiliensis
Spiny Licuala palm	Licuala spinosa
Spiny Royal, Macaw palm	Acrocomia aculeata
Sugar Palm, Gomuti palm, Aren palm	Arenga pinnata
T
Takil palm	Trachycarpus takil
Taraw palm	Livistona saribus
Tepejilote palm	Chamaedorea tepejilote
Thai mountain giant palm	Caryota gigas
The Sullivan palm	Chamaedorea sullivaniorum
Tiger palm	Burretiokentia viellardii
Triandra palm	Areca triandra
Triangle palm	Dypsis decaryi
U
Umbrella palm, Big mountain palm	Hedyscepe canterburyana
W
Walking-Stick palm	Linospadix monostachya
White elephant palm	Kerriodoxa elegans
Wight's sago palm	Arenga wightii
Window palm	Reinhardtia gracilis
Z
Zombie palm	Zombia antillarum

Other Palm Trees

• Acanthophoenix crinita
• Aiphanes acanthophylla
• Alloschmidtia glabrata
• Basselinia gracilis
• Borassodendron machadonis
• Brahea nitida
• Chamaedorea adscendens
• Chamaedorea fragrans
• Chamaedorea linearis
• Chamaedorea pinnatifrons
• Chamaedorea plumosa
• Chamaedorea radicalis
• Chamaedorea schiedeana
• Chamaedorea stolonifera
• Cyphophoenix nucele
• Dictyosperma furfuraceum
• Dypsis ambositrae
• Dypsis baronii
• Dypsis kingali
• Dypsis lanceolata
• Dypsis mananjarensis
• Dypsis pembana
• Dypsis sanctaemariae
• Dypsis sp trorovana
• Dypsis thouarsiana
• Dypsis utilis
• Euterpe edulis
• Guihaia argyrata
• Heterospathe glauca
• Hyophorbe indica
• Hyphaene petersiana
• Jubaea x Butia
• Jubaeopsis caffra
• Kentioposis oliviformis
• Licuala cordata
• Licuala mapu
• Livistona robinsoniana
• Lytocaryum weddellianum
• Oraniopsis appendiculata
• Pinanga elmeri
• Prestoea acuminata
• Pseudophoenix sargentii
• Ravenea glauca
• Ravenea madgascariensis
• Sabal
• Sabal blackburniana
• Satakentia liukiuensis
• Syagrus sancona
• Trachycarpus martianus
• Trachycarpus wagneriana
• Veitchia arecina
• Veitchia joannis
• Wallichia distichia

Sure you must be wondering how many kind of palm trees are there, if this is just a little list! What is more worth pondering upon is the selection procedure that goes behind all the landscape designs by the interior decorators. Well, I hope that this information would be useful for anyone looking forward to know more about palm trees.