Coconut, fruit of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera), a tree of the palm family (Arecaceae).
Oil palm, (Elaeis guineensis), African tree in the palm family (Arecaceae), cultivated as a source of oil.
Date palm, (Phoenix dactylifera), tree of the palm family (Arecaceae) cultivated for its sweet edible fruits.
Mangrove formations in Southeast Asia also include Sonneratia of the family Lythraceae and the nipa palm (Nypa fruticans) of the family Arecaceae.
The few examples of dichotomous branching among angiosperms are found only in some cacti, palms (Arecaceae), and bird-of-paradise plants (Strelitziaceae).
The betel nut is the seed of the areca, or betel, palm (Areca catechu), family Arecaceae, and the betel leaf is from the betel pepper, or pan plant (Piper betle), family Piperaceae.
Many crops are native to Southeast Asia, including black pepper, sugarcane (Saccharum species), banana (Musa species), nutmeg (Myristica fragrans), taro (Araceae species), arrowroot (Maranta species), coconut (Arecaceae species), clove (Syzygium aromaticum), yam (Dioscorea species), and citrus fruits.
Other plants rich in oil and important economically are the castor bean (Ricinus; Euphorbiaceae), coconut (Cocos nucifera; Arecaceae), flax (Linum usitatissimum; Linaceae), olives, oil palm (Elaeis guineensis; Arecaceae), sesame (Sesamum; Pedaliaceae), and sunflowers (Helianthus; Asteraceae).
Mangrove, any of certain shrubs and trees that belong primarily to the families Rhizophoraceae, Acanthaceae, Lythraceae, Combretaceae, and Arecaceae; that grow in dense thickets or forests along tidal estuaries, in salt marshes, and on muddy coasts; and that characteristically have prop roots—i.e., exposed supporting roots.
Plants commonly called chestnut but not of the genus Castanea are the cape chestnut (Calodendrum capense), a South African evergreen tree of the rue family (Rutaceae); the horse chestnut (Aesculus species; see also buckeye); the Moreton Bay chestnut (Castanospermum australe); the palm chestnut (Bactris gasipaes), a tree of the palm family (Arecaceae); and the various water chestnuts.
Arecaceae
noun plant
- chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
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Plants commonly called chestnut but not of the genus Castanea are the cape chestnut Calodendrum capense a South African evergreen tree of the rue family Rutaceae the horse chestnut Aesculus species see also buckeye the Moreton Bay chestnut Castanospermum australe the palm chestnut Bactris gasipaes a tree of the palm family Arecaceae and the various water chestnuts