Palms

Sabal minor 'Cherokee' Dwarf Palmetto

The Dwarf Palmetto has the most northerly natural distribution of any palm in North America, reaching northeasternmost North Carolina just short of the Viginia state line. While it can get unpleasantly cold here occasionally, due to the proximity of the...

Syagrus harleyi

Habitat and Distribution Brazil Northeast. Chapada Diamantina. In rock crevices on montane savannah, at elevations from 400 - 1,400 metres altitude. Description A small, clustering species with an acaulescant trunk, and small, regularly pinnate, bright...

Saribus rotundifolius

Habitat and Distribution Saribus rotundifolia is found in Borneo, Maluku, New Guinea, and Sulawesi, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. In Indonesia on Java (though possibly escaped from cultivation only), Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, and...

Saribus tothur

Habitat and Distribution Papua New Guinea. In West Sepik Prov., Oenake Mts. Rainforest on ridges, limestone and metamorphic rocks, at 400-600 m alt. Flowers Nov-Jan; fruits Feb-Mar. Description Hermaphroditic palm. Trunk to 20 m tall, 15-20 cm dbh, leaf...

Sabal minor

Habitat and Distribution Sabal minor is found in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas. Description This is a small palm that ranges across the Coastal Southeast. In the...

Sabal Palmetto sp. 'Lisa'

Habitat and Distribution Southwest Florida. Description Sabal palms are New World plants, this species is found in the Bahamas and Cuba, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. It thrives in a variety of settings including beaches, forests and swamps...

Sabal minor var. louisiana

This dwarf palm is the smallest of the Sabal, and an important and popular species because of its legendary cold hardiness. In some places in its natural habitat it experiences extreme lows close to -20°C (-4°F). The Dwarf...

Syagrus romanzoffiana

Habitat and distribution Syagrus romanzoffiana is Native to the South American woodlands of, Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, and Uruguay, but is now prevalent, in...

Ravenea lakatra

Habitat and Distribution Endemic to east Madagascar, from between Masoala and Vangaindrano. Moist lowland forest on slight mid slope or ridge crest; alt. 90-850 m. Ravenea lakatra Occurs in moist lowland forest on slight mid slopes or ridge crests from...

Raphia hookeri

Habitat and Distribution Raphia hookeri is found from Gambia through the Guinea forest zone of West Africa to Cameroon, Gabon and Congo and possibly to DR Congo and Angola. It is occasionally cultivated, e.g. in Nigeria. Outside Africa it is grown in...

Raphia australis

Habitat and Distribution South Africa. Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mozambique. The 'natural' distribution of the Kosi palm is restricted to a small area stretching from just south of Kosi Bay to 40 km or further north of Maputo. The...

Ptyhchosperma microcarpum

Habitat and Distribution Papua New Guinea; Central Province. From sea level to mountainous forests up to 600 metres high. Description A very easy and fast growing palm for tropical and subtropical gardens. 

The clustered, compact trunks grow to about 4...