Palm tree relations: Family, Subfamily, Tribe, Subtribe


From Wikipedia
The palm family is Arecaceae.
Our palms are in two subfamilies: Arecoideae and Coryphoideae.
The subfamilies and tribes are described here in Wikipedia, but need to be verified.











For those of us who like to know who is related to whom, the Open Tree of Life shows the palm relations. Some of the following relations may be somewhat outdated or incorrect, but it's a start.

Palms as encountered on walk:

Genus species Family Subfamily Tribe
P1 Butia  capitata Arecaceae Arecoideae Cocoseae
P2 Chamaerops humilis Arecaceae Coryphoideae Corypheae
P3 Phoenix  canariensis Arecaceae Coryphoideae Phoeniceae
P4 Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera Arecaceae Coryphoideae Corypheae
P5 Washingtonia robusta Arecaceae Coryphoideae Livistoneae
P6 Trachycarpus fortunei Arecaceae Coryphoideae Corypheae
P7 Trachycarpus fortunei Wagenerianus' Arecaceae Coryphoideae Corypheae
P8 Brahea edulis Arecaceae Coryphoideae Corypheae
P9 Phoenix  reclinata Arecaceae Coryphoideae Phoeniceae
P10 Syagrus romanzoffiana Arecaceae Arecoideae Cocoseae
P11 Howea forsteriana Arecaceae Arecoideae Areceae
P12 Sabal  bermudana Arecaceae Coryphoideae Corypheae
P13 Jubea chilensis Arecaceae Arecoideae Cocoseae

Palms according to Subfamily, Tribe

















Genus species Family Subfamily Tribe
P11 Howea forsteriana Arecaceae Arecoideae Areceae
P1 Butia  capitata Arecaceae Arecoideae Cocoseae
P10 Syagrus romanzoffiana Arecaceae Arecoideae Cocoseae
P13 Jubea chilensis Arecaceae Arecoideae Cocoseae
P2 Chamaerops humilis Arecaceae Coryphoideae Corypheae
P4 Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera Arecaceae Coryphoideae Corypheae
P6 Trachycarpus fortunei Arecaceae Coryphoideae Corypheae
P7 Trachycarpus fortunei Wagenerianus' Arecaceae Coryphoideae Corypheae
P8 Brahea edulis Arecaceae Coryphoideae Corypheae
P12 Sabal  bermudana Arecaceae Coryphoideae Corypheae
P5 Washingtonia robusta Arecaceae Coryphoideae Livistoneae
P3 Phoenix  canariensis Arecaceae Coryphoideae Phoeniceae
P9 Phoenix  reclinata Arecaceae Coryphoideae Phoeniceae

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