The Palme family is botanically known as the Arecaceae family. From Wordnik.com. Reference
However, endemism among plants extends to only three genera, Jedda (Thymelaeaceae), Normanbya (Arecaceae), and Wodyetia (Arecaceae). From Wordnik.com. [Cape York tropical savanna] Reference
The most widespread of these occurs at an elevation of 600-900 meters (m) and is characterized by a dominance of Livistona cochinchinensis (Arecaceae). From Wordnik.com. [Tonle Sap-Mekong peat swamp forests] Reference
For example, while species composition of birds and certain plant groups (Arecaceae, Meliaceae) are highly similar in these two sub-ecoregions, there are few species of frogs and butterflies shared among them. From Wordnik.com. [Cordillera Oriental montane forests] Reference
"Mangrove: Any of certain shrubs and trees, of the families Rhizophoraceae, Verbenaceae, Sonneratiaceae, and Arecaceae (Palmae) that grow in dense thickets or forests along tidal estuaries, in salt marshes, and on muddy coasts and characteristically have prop root -- i.e. exposed, supporting roots.". From Wordnik.com. [The Annotated "Doin' That Rag"] Reference
Palm, or Arecaceae, is a family that makes up 200 genera and approximately 3,000 species. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The genus is named after the muse Euterpe of Greek mythology and the major plant family is Arecaceae. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
Palmae (Arecaceae). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Family: Arecaceae. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Important families also included are Meliaceae, Arecaceae, Moraceae, Leguminosae, Myristicaceae, and Rubiaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Napo moist forests] Reference
Other endemic genera are: Cuminia (Lamiaceae, 1 sp.), Juania (Arecaceae, 1 sp.), Lactoris (Lactoridaceae, 1 sp.), Megalachne (Poaceae, 2 spp.), Ochagavia (Bromeliaceae, 1 sp.), Podophorus (Poaceae, 1 sp.), Selkirkia (Boraginaceae, 1 sp.), and Thyrsopteris (Dicksoniaceae, 1 sp.). From Wordnik.com. [Juan Fernández Islands temperate forests] Reference
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