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Common name
Botanic name
Dypsis lutescens

Bismarkia nobilis

Latania loddigesii

Livistonia chinensis

Caryota mitis

Wodyetia bifurcata

Ravenea glauca

Rhapidophyllum hystrix

Cocos plumosa

Sarenoa serrulata

Trachycarpus fortunei

Butia capitata

Washingtonia robusta

Washingtonia filifera

Sabal Palmetto

Chamaerops humilis

Sabal minor

Cycas revoluta

Phoenix canariensis

Butia x Syagrus

Jubaea chilensis

Phoenix dactylifera
Most palms grow in the tropics. They are abundant
throughout the tropics, and thrive in almost every
lowland tropical forests, especially in ecological
"hotspots" such as Madagascar, which has more
endemic palms than all of Africa. Colombia may have
the highest number of palm species in one country.

It is estimated that only 130 palm species grow
naturally beyond the tropics, mostly in the subtropics.
The northernmost native palm is Chamaerops humilis,
which reaches 44°N latitude in southern France.
The southernmost palm is the Rhopalostylis sapida,
which reaches 44°S on the Chatham Islands where an
oceanic climate prevails. Some palms, such as the
Trachycarpus fortunei, grow well under cultivation as
far north as over 50°N in oceanic climates (Ireland,
Scotland and coastal British Columbia- Vancouver/
Vancouver Island).

Palms inhabit a variety of ecosystems. More than two
thirds of palm species live in tropical forests, where
some species grow tall enough to form part of the
canopy and shorter ones form part of the understory.
Some species form pure stands in areas with poor
drainage or regular flooding, including Raphia hookeri
which is common in coastal freshwater swamps in
West Africa. Other palms live in tropical mountain
habitats above 1000 meters, such as those in the
genus Ceroxylon native to the Andes. Palms may also
live in grasslands and scrublands, usually associated
with a water source, and in desert oases such as the
Date Palm.
Today, palms are valuable as ornamental plants and are often grown along streets in tropical and
subtropical cities, and also along the Mediterranean coast in Europe. Farther north, palms are a common
feature in botanical gardens or as indoor plants. Few palms tolerate severe cold, however, and the majority
of the species are tropical or subtropical. The three most cold-tolerant species are Trachycarpus fortunei,
native to eastern Asia, and Rhapidophyllum hystrix and Sabal minor, both native to the southeastern United
States.

The southeastern state of South Carolina is nicknamed the Palmetto State after the Cabbage Palmetto, logs
from which were used to build the fort at Fort Moultrie. During the American Revolutionary War they were
invaluable to those defending the fort, because their spongy wood absorbed or deflected the British
cannonballs. Some palms can be grown as far north as Maryland, Arkansas, southern Ohio and even up
along the Pacific coast to Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, where ocean winds have a warming
effect. There have even been known species of transplanted palms that have survived as far north as
Devon. The Chinese Trachycarpus fortunei is being grown experimentally on the Faroe Islands at 62°N, with
young plants doing well so far.
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