Arecaceae
Arecaceae Bercht. & J.Presl, Prir. Rostlin 266. 1820. nom. cons. & nom. altern. 'Palm Family'
Characteristic Features:
Rhizomatous, lianous, or with arborescent stems having scars of fallen leaves
Leaves large, plicate with sheathing bases
Inflorescence paniculate, often with spathe, bears numerous small flowers
Fruit drupaceous with solitary seed lacking starch
Diversity:
World- 185 genera 2,522 species (The Plant List 2013); 181 genera 2,600 species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016); 184 genera, 2550 species (Mabberely 2017); 185 genera, 2584 species (CoL 2021)
India - 24 genera 94 species (Karthikeyan et al. 2009); 71 genera, 219 species (BSI, 2021)
Indian Himalaya- 16 genera, 61 species (Singh et al. 2019)
Uttarakhand - 8 genera 14 species (Uniyal et al. 2007)
General Characters:
Arecaceae in POWO 2021 (Plants of the World Online)
Arecaceae in Wikipedia
Systematic Position of the Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
Systematic position in 2-Superkingdom, 7-Kingdom classification of Ruggiero et al. (2015)
Super Kingdom- Eukaryota, Kingdom- Plantae, Subkingdom- Viridiplantae, Infrakingdom- Streptophyta, Superphylum- Embryophyta, Phylum- Tracheophyta, Subphylum- Spermatophytina, Superclass- Angiospermae, Class- Magnoliopsida, Superorder-Lilianae, Order- Arecales
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Class : Monocotyledons
Series : Calycinae
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Embryophyta Siphonogama
Subdivision: Angiospermae
Class : Monocotyledoneae
Order : Principes
Hutchinson (1973)
Phylum : Angiospermae
Subphylum : Monocotyledones
Division : Corolliferae
Order : Palmales
Cronquist (1988)
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Liliopsida
Subclass : Arecidae
Order : Arecales
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Commelinidae
Super Order : Arecanae
Order : Arecales
Takhtajan (2009)
Phylum : Magnoliophyta
Class : Liliopsida
Subclass : Arecidae
Super Order : Arecanae
Order : Arecales
Reveal (2012)
Class : Equisetopsida
Subclass : Magnoliidae
Super Order : Lilianae
Order : Arecales
APG-IV (2016)
Division : Angiosperms
Clade : Monocots
Clade : Commelinids
Order : Arecales
Shipunov (2020)
Class : Angiospermae
Subclass : Liliidae
Order : Arecales
Suborder : Arecineae
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
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~~~Wild Flora~~~
Calamus tenuis Roxb.
***Cultivated Flora***
Caryota urens L.
Vernacular name: Fishtail palm, Wine palm (English); Ban-khajur (Hindi)
Nativity:India and Sri Lanka (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Erect tall, evergreen palm, grow up to 30ft height. Trunk having leaf scar rings, ultimate leaflet like fin of fish. Flowers in long pendent inflorescence.
Flowering period: Throughout the year
Propagation Methods:Multiplied by seeds (Useful Tropical Plants)
Photographed @ Gandhi Park
Livistona chinensis R.Br.
Vernacular name: Chinense fan palm.
Nativity:Southeastern China to Japan (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Erect fan-palm. Leaves large, orbicular, having deeper grooves on upper surface, ultimate segments tapering and ribbon like.
Flowering period: March to May
Propagation Methods: Multiplied by seed (Dave’s Garden)
Photographed @ CVAS
Roystonea regia O.F.Cook.
Vernacular name: Royal palm
Nativity: Central America and Southern Florida (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Evergreen feather-palm. Trunk erect, smooth and swollen at the base. Leaves large, pinnate. Flowers in large spathe covered infra-foliar inflorescences.
Flowering period: Throughout the year
Propagation Methods: Multiplied by seeds (Dave’s Garden)
Photographed @ CBSH