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Arecaceae
| Description | The Arecaceae are a botanical family of perennial plants. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are colloquially called palm trees. They are flowering plants, a family in the monocot order Arecales. Currently 181 genera with around 2600 species are known, most of them restricted to tropical and subtropical climates. Most palms are distinguished by their large, compound, evergreen leaves, known as fronds, arranged at the top of an unbranched stem. However, palms exhibit an enormous diversity in physical characteristics and inhabit nearly every type of habitat within their range, from rainforests to deserts. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Arecales : Arecaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Angiospermae : Arecales : Arecaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Arecaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Prir. Rostlin: 266. Jan-Apr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 5 (14%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 145 - 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Angiospermae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. W. Berry. 1919. Miocene fossil plants from Northern Peru. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 55(2270):279-294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Palmer, Palm Family, Palms, Palmen, Mangrove Palm, Palmefamilien, ヤシ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecaceae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acanthophoenix genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Acoelorrhaphe genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Acrocomia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Actinokentia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Actinorhytis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Adonidia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aiphanes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Allagoptera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amesoneuron genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ammandra genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aphandra genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Archontophoenix genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Areca genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Arenga genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asterogyne genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrocaryum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Attalea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bactris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bactrites genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Balaka genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Barcella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Basselinia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Beccariophoenix genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bentinckia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bismarckia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Borassodendron genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Borassus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brahea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brassiophoenix genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Burretiokentia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Butia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Butyagrus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calamus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calyptrocalyx genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calyptrogyne genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calyptronoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Carpentaria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Carpoxylon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Caryota genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ceratolobus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ceroxylon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chamaedorea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chamaedrea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chamaerops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chambeyronia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chelyocarpus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chuniophoenix genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Clinosperma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Clinostigma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coccothrinax genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cocos genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Colpothrinax genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Copernicia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Corypha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cryosophila genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyphokentia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyphophoenix genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyphosperma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyrtostachys genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Daemonorhops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Daemonorops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Deckenia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Delgadobius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Desmoncus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dictyocaryum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dictyosperma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dransfieldia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Drymophloeus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dypsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Echidiporites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Elaeis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eleiodoxa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eremospatha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Erythea genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Eugeissona genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Euterpe genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Friedemannia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Gaussia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Geonoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Grimsdalea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Guihaia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hedyscepe genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hemithrinax genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heterospathe genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Howea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hydriastele genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hyophorbe genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hyospathe genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hyphaene genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Iguanura genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Iriartea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Iriartella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Iriartites genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
| Itaya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Jailoloa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Johannesteijsmannia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juania genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Jubaea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Jubaeopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Jubautia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kentiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kerriodoxa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Korthalsia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Laccospadix genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Laccosperma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lanonia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Latania genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lemurophoenix genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leopoldinia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lepidocaryopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lepidocaryum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lepidorrhachis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leucothrinax genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Licuala genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linospadix genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Livistona genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lodoicea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Loxococcus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Luminidites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Lytoagrus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Manicaria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Manjekia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Markleya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Marojejya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Masoala genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mauritia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mauritiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mauritiidites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 180 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Maxburretia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Maximilianea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medemia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Metroxylon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microphoenix genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrialepis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nannorhops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nannorrhops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nenga genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neonicholsonia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neoveitchia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nephrosperma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Normanbya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nunnezharoa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nunnezharria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nypa genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Oenocarpus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oncocalamus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oncosperma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orania genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oraniopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Orbignia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
 Palmacitesgenus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Palmaepollenites genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Palmocarpon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Palmoxylon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Paloreodoxites genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parajubaea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parastethynium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paripon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paschalococos genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelagodoxa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phoenicites genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Phoenicophorium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phoenix genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pholidocarpus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pholidostachys genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Physokentia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phytelephas genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pigafetta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pinanga genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plectocomia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plectocomiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Podococcus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ponapea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prestoea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pritchardia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pritchardiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudophoenix genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychococcus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychorhaphis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychosperma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Racemonocolpites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
| Raphia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ravenea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Reinhardtia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhapidophyllum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhapis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhizopalmoxylon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhopaloblaste genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhopalostylis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Roscheria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Roystonea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sabal genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sabalites genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 20 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Sabinaria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salacca genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Saribus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Satakentia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Satranala genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Schippia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sclerosperma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Serenoa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Socratea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solfia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sommieria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syagrus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Synechanthus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tahina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectiphiala genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thrinax genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trachycarpus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trithrinax genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Veitchia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Verschaffeltia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Victorisporis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Voanioala genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Wallaceodoxa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Wallichia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Washingtonia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Welfia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Wendlandiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Wettinia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Wodyetia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Zalacca genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Zombia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calamnus tetradactylus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calytronoma robusta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chamaedora elegans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chamaedora pauciflora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phytokentia dennisii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1820 | Arecaceae von Berchtold and Presl |
| 2011 | Arecaceae Jud |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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