The Arecaceae (/ ˌ ær ə ˈ k eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /) is a family of perennial, flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers , shrubs , tree -like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms .

Arecales, order of flowering plants that contains only one family, Arecaceae (also known as Palmae), which comprises the palms. Nearly 2,400 species in 189 genera are known. The order includes some of the most important plants in terms of economic value.

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Arecaceae 2. Distribution of Arecaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Type.

This is a list of all the genera in the botanical family Arecaceae, the palm family, based on Baker & Dransfield (2016), [1] which is a revised listing of genera given in the 2008 edition of Genera Palmarum.

Description: Arecaceae have leaves that are simple, or pinnately or palmately compound, always with strongly parallel venation. They are trees or shrubs with unbranched trunks (sometimes acaulescent, i.e., stemless), and one (Desmoncus) is a liana.

The Arecaceae include plants of enormous economic importance for human beings, amongst them the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) and the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera). Several species are employed in the production of vegetable fibers ( Sabal, Chamaerops, Trachycarpus, Borassus ).

ARECACEAE P. Acevedo-Rodríguez A tropical family with 182 genera and ~2,000 species of large to small, erect, prostrate or acaulescent palms, and less often scrambling lianas, commonly climbing through the aid of cirri or flagella. Climbing Arecaceae in the Old World are found in 11 genera, of which Calamus L. is

Arecales is an order of flowering plants. The order has been widely named as such only for the past few decades; until then, the accepted name for the order including these plants was Principes. The order includes palms and relatives.

Palms (Arecaceae) form one of the most distinctive of all plant families and are emblematic of the tropical regions of the world, in which most of their natural biodiversity is concentrated. According to the most recent estimates, the palm family contains nearly 2500 species.

The Arecaceae are woody shrubs, vines, or trees comprising about 200 genera and 3,000 species that are further characterized by having large or very large leaves, each with a tubular sheathing base that typically splits open on one side at maturity.