Scientific Name
157 total | Common Name
* easy to grow palms | Native To | Frond Type |
| Phoenix reclinata | Senegal Date Palm | Africa | pinnate |
| Chamaerops humilis var. Argentea | Cerifera | Africa North | palmate |
| Phoenix dactylifera | Date | Africa North | pinnate |
| Jubaeopsis caffra | Pondoland Palm | Africa South | pinnate |
| Butia yatay | Yatay Palm | Argentina | pinnate |
| Trithrinax schizophylla | Carandilla, Palma de monte | Argentina | palmate |
| Trithrinax campestris | Blue Needle Palm | Argentina | palmate |
| Trachycarpus wagnerianus | Wag * | Asia East | palmate |
| Trachycarpus Takaghii | Dwarf Wag | Asia East | palmate |
| Livistona saribus | Taraw Palm | Asia Southeast | palmate |
| Phoenix loureirii var. hanceana | Hanceana | Asia Southeast | pinnate |
Phoenix paludosa
(no photo) | Mangrove Date palm | Asia Southern | pinnate |
| Phoenix pusilla x roebelenii | unknown | Asia Southern | pinnate |
Rhopalostylis baueri
(no photo) | Norfolk Island Palm | Australia | pinnate |
Calamus caryotoides
(no photo) | Fishtail Lawyer Cane Palm | Australia | palmate spoke wheel |
| Linospadix monostachya | Walking Stick Palm | Australia | pinnate |
| Livistona australis | Australian Fan Palm | Australia | palmate |
| Livistona drudei | unknown | Australia | palmate |
| Livistona fulva | Blackdown Tableland | Australia | palmate |
| Livistona decipiens | Ribbon Fan Palm * | Australia | palmate |
| Livistona nitida | Carnavon Palm | Australia | palmate |
| Livistona muelleri | Dwarf Fan Palm | Australia | palmate |
| Archontophoenix cunninghamiana | King Palm | Australia | pinnate |
Livistona sp
(no photo) | Eungella Range | Australia | palmate |
| Archontophoenix cunninghamiana var. illawarra | Illawarra | Australia | pinnate |
| Chamaedorea seifrizii | Bamboo Palm | Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico | pinnate |
| Sabal bermudana | Bermuda Palmetto | Bermuda | costapalmate |
| Arenga micrantha | Bhutan Arenga | Bhutan / India Northeast | pinnate |
Chamaedorea fragrans
(no photo) | Sangapilla | Bolivia | bifid |
| Syagrus sp | Silver Queen * | Brazil | plumose |
| Euterpe edulis | Cabbage Palm | Brazil | pinnate |
| Copernicia prunifera | Carnauba Wax Palm | Brazil | palmate |
| Syagrus romanzoffiana | Queen Palm * | Brazil | plumose |
| Trithrinax brasiliensis | Brazilian Needle Palm | Brazil | palmate |
| Butia bonetti | cultivar bonetti | Brazil | pinnate |
| Butia X Syagrus | Mule Palm or X Butiagrus nabbonandii | Brazil | pinnate |
| Butia eriospatha | Woolly Butia | Brazil | pinnate |
| Lytocaryum weddellianum | Victorian Parlor Palm | Brazil | pinnate |
| Allagoptera arenaria | Seashore Palm / Sand Palm | Brazil | plumose |
Caryota urens
(no photo) | Toddy Palm | Burma | fishtail |
| Phoenix canariensis | Canary Island Date Palm * | Canary Island Chain | pinnate |
Sabal mauritiiformis
(no photo) | Savannah Palm | Central America | costapalmate |
| Chamaedorea costaricana | Bamboo Palm | Central America | pinnate |
| Chamaedorea klotzchiana | unknown | Central America | pinnate |
| Jubaea chilensis | Chilean Wine Palm | Chile | pinnate |
| Juania australis | Chonta | Chile | pinnate |
Caryota ochlandra
(no photo) | Chinese Fishtail Palm | China | bipinnate fishtail |
| Rhapis excelsa | Lady Palm | China | palmate |
| Trachycarpus fortunei | Chinese Windmill Palm * | China | palmate |
| Rhapis humilis | Slender Lady Palm | China | palmate |
| Guihaia argyrata | Silver Back Fan Palm | China South | palmate |
| Rhapis multifida | Finger Palm | China Southern | palmate |
| Trachycarpus nanus | Yunnan Dwarf Palm | China Southwest | palmate |
| Ceroxylon parvifrons | Golden Wax Palm / Ramo Palm | Columbia | pinnate |
| Ceroxylon quindiuense | Palma De Cera | Columbia | pinnate |
| Syagrus sancona | Columbian Foxtail | Columbia | pinnate plumose |
| Phoenix theophrastii | Cretan Date Palm * | Crete / Greece / Turkey | pinnate |
Copernicia hospita
(no photo) | var. yarey | Cuba | palmate |
| Sabal palmetto var. Parviflora | Parviflora | Cuba | costapalmate |
Copernicia glabrescens
(no photo) | Guano Palm | Cuba | palmate |
Sabal yapa
(no photo) | unknown | Cuba / Yucatan | costapalmate |
| Phoenix reclinata x roebelenii | unknown | cultivar | pinnate |
| Syagrus x Butia | hybrid | cultivar | pinnate |
| Phoenix roebelenii x canariensis | unknown | cultivar | pinnate |
| Butia X Jubaea | unknown | cultivar | pinnate |
| Phoenix reclinata x rupicola | unknown | cultivar | pinnate |
| Parajubaea torallyi | Bolivian Mountain Coconut | Ecuador | pinnate |
| Parajubaea cocoides | Quito Coconut Palm | Ecuador | pinnate |
| Chamaerops humilis | Mediterranean Fan Palm * | Europe Southern | palmate |
| Chamaedorea graminifolia | Xiat Palm | Guatemala | pinnate |
| Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti | Tuna-tail Palm | Guatemala | bifid |
| Phoenix rupicola | Cliff Date Palm | India | pinnate |
| Trachycarpus takil | Kumaon Fan Palm | India | palmate |
| Phoenix sylvestris | Silver Date Palm | India | pinnate |
| Trachycarpus martianus | Khasia Hills Palm | India | palmate |
| Phoenix acaulis | Stemless Date Palm | India | pinnate |
| Phoenix sylvestris var. robusta | Robust Silver Date Palm | India | pinnate plumose |
| Plectocomia himalayana | Himalayan Rattan Palm | India Northeast | pinnate |
| Phoenix loureirii var. loureirii | Mountain Date Palm | India, Southeast Asia | pinnate |
Sabal maritima
(no photo) | Bull Thatch Palm | Jamaca | costapalmate |
| Phoenix roebelenii var. reasoneri | Reasoneri | Laos | pinnate |
| Phoenix roebelenii | Pygmy Date Palm | Laos | pinnate |
| Rhapis laosensis | unknown | Laos | palmate |
| Hedyscepe canterburyana | Umbrella Palm | Lord Howe Island | pinnate |
| Howea forsteriana | Kentia | Lord Howe Island | pinnate |
| Lepidorrachis mooreana | Little Mountain Palm | Lord Howe Island | pinnate |
| Dypsis onilahensis | unknown | Madagascar | pinnate |
Dypsis lutescens
(no photo) | Areca Palm | Madagascar | pinnate |
Dypsis decipiens
(no photo) | Manambe Palm | Madagascar | pinnate |
| Bismarckia nobilis | Bismark Palm | Madagascar | palmate |
| Ravenea glauca | Mini-Majestic Palm | Madagascar | pinnate |
| Ravenea rivularis | Majesty Palm | Madagascar | pinnate |
Dypsis baronii
(no photo) | unknown | Madagascar | pinnate |
| Livistona speciosa | Mountain Serdang | Malaysia | palmate |
| Chamaedorea oreophila | unknown | Mexico | pinnate |
| Brahea aculeata | Sinaloa Hesper Palm | Mexico | palmate |
| Brahea armata X aculeata | var. Nuri | Mexico | palmate |
Chamaedorea hooperiana
(no photo) | Maya Palm | Mexico | pinnate |
Sabal pumos
(no photo) | unknown | Mexico | costapalmate |
| Sabal rosei | unknown | Mexico | costapalmate |
| Chamaedorea radicalis | Dwarf Bamboo Palm | Mexico | pinnate |
| Brahea edulis | Guadelupe Palm * | Mexico | palmate |
Brahea pimo
(no photo) | unknown | Mexico | palmate |
| Brahea brandegeei | San Jose Hesper Palm | Mexico | costapalmate |
| Chamaedorea microspadix | Hardy Bamboo Palm | Mexico | pinnate |
Chamaedorea tepejilote
(no photo) | Pacaya Palm | Mexico | pinnate |
| Brahea nitida | Oaxaca Palm | Mexico | palmate |
| Chamaedorea pochutlensis x graminifolia | Irving Cantor variety | Mexico | pinnate |
| Chamaedorea glaucifolia | Frosty Palm | Mexico | pinnate plumose |
| Sabal Mexicana | Texana, Texas Palmetto * | Mexico / USA / El Salvador | palmate |
| Washingtonia robusta | Mexican Fan Palm * | Mexico Baja / Sonora | palmate |
| Brahea armata | Mexican Blue Palm * | Mexico Baja / Sonora | palmate |
| Brahea dulcis | Rock Palm | Mexico Eastern | palmate |
| Brahea moorei | Dwarf Rock Palm | Mexico Northeastern | palmate |
| Brahea berlandieri | var. bella | Mexico Northeastern | palmate |
| Brahea berlandieri -Tilaco | Silver Rock Palm | Mexico Northeastern | palmate |
Brahea decumbens
(no photo) | Sierra Madre Palm | Mexico Northeastern | palmate |
Brahea armata var. Clara
(no photo) | var. Clara | Mexico Sonora | costapalmate |
| Chamaedorea stolonifera | Reed Like Palm | Mexico Southeast | bifid |
| Chamaedorea metallica | Metallic Palm | Mexico Southeast | bifid |
| Chamaedorea cataractarum | Cat or Cascade Palm | Mexico Southeastern | pinnate |
| Chamaedorea plumosa | unknown | Mexico Southern | plumose |
| Sabal uresana | Savannah Palmetto | Mexico Western | costapalmate |
| Chamaedorea elegans | Parlour Palm, Neanthe bella | Mexico, Guatemala, Belize | pinnate |
| Chamaedorea oblongata | unknown | Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, | pinnate |
| Brahea elegans | Franceschi Palm | Mexico, Sinaloa | palmate |
| Nannorrhops ritchiana | Mazari Palm | Middle East | palmate |
| Wallichia densiflora | Wallich Palm | Nepal | pinnate caryotoid |
| Chambeyronia macrocarpa | Flame Thrower | New Caledonia | pinnate |
| Burretiokentia hapala | unknown | New Caledonia | pinnate |
| Rhopalostylis sapida var. Chatham | var. Chatham or Oceana | New Zealand | pinnate |
| Rhopalostylis sapida | Nikau palm | New Zealand, Chatham Islands | pinnate |
| Butia paraguayensis | unknown | Paraguay | pinnate |
| Ceroxylon vogelianum | Andean Wax Palm | Peru | pinnate plumose |
| Sabal causiarum | Puerto Rican Hat Palm * | Puerto Rico southwestern | costapalmate |
Sabal dominguensis
(no photo) | unknown | Santo Domingo | costapalmate |
Phoenix zeylanica
(no photo) | Ceylon Date Palm | Sri Lanka | pinnate |
| Livistona chinensis var. subglobossa | Subglobossa | Taiwan | palmate |
| Livistona chinensis | Chinese Fan Palm | Taiwan | palmate |
| Arenga engleri | Dwarf Sugar Palm / Formosa Palm | Taiwan | premorse |
| Caryota obtusa | var. gigas | Thailand | bipinnate fishtail |
| Caryota gigas | Fishtail | Thailand | bipinnate fishtail |
| Butia capitata | Pindo Palm * | Uruguay | pinnate |
| Butia capitata v. lax leaf | Lax Leaf Butia | Uruguay | pinnate |
| Washingtonia filifera | California Fan Palm * | USA California, Arizona, Baja | palmate |
| Sabal etonia | Scrub Palmetto | USA Florida | costapalmate |
| Phoenix canariensis x dactylifera | Parrot Jungle | USA Florida | pinnate |
| Acoelorrhaphe wrightii | Everglades Palm | USA Florida, Cuba | palmate |
| Pritchardia minor | unknown | USA Hawaii | palmate |
| Sabal minor | Dwarf Blue Palmetto, Bush Palmetto | USA Southeast | palmate |
| Sabal palmetto | Palmetto | USA Southeast | costapalmate |
| Serenoa repens | Saw palmetto | USA Southeast | palmate |
| Rhapidophyllum hystrix | Needle Palm, Hedgehog Palm | USA Southeast | palmate |
Washingtonia filibusta
(no photo) | filibusta | USA Southwestern | palmate |
Sabal minor X Mexicana
(no photo) | Brazoria hybrid | USA Texas | costapalmate |
Ceroxylon alpinum
(no photo) | Wax Palm | Venezuela | pinnate |
| Sabal | var. riverside * | West Indies | palmate |
