Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

Palmweb is an authoritative source of information about palms, one of the most important plant families in the world. It contains data compiled by palm diversity experts for all 2,585 palm species and 188 genera. Palms are among the most charismatic plants in the world. They include record breaking species with the longest leaves and heaviest seed, as well as some of the most economically valuable of all plants.

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Identify palms using keys, descriptions and images

Classify palm species according to the most up-to-date names

Explore images, maps, literature, specimens and many other kinds of information for all palm species.

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