Acanthophoenix rubra (Palmiste rouge)

Indigenous to Madagascar.

Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Silver saw palm)

Indigenous to Florida, central America and Cuba.

Acrocomia

Three species cultivated.

Actinorhytis calapparia (Pinang penawar)

Indigenous to New Guinea.

Adonidia merrillii (True manila palm)

Indigenous to the Phillipines.

Aiphanes

Four species cultivated.

Allagoptera arenaria

Indigenous to Brazil.

Archontophoenix (king palms)

Two species cultivated.

Areca

Six species cultivated.

Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Queen palm)

Indigenous to subtropical South America.

Arenga

Nine species are cultivated in southern Africa, including the Arenga pinnata (Sugar palm). This palm is indigenous from India through to Indonesia. Sap is collected from where the male (or sometimes female) flower clusters have been cut off, with up to 1800 litres of sap collected per tree per year. The sap contains sucrose and is boiled down to yield palm sugar (known as gula or jaggery).

Arikuryroba schizophylla (Aricury)

Indigenous to Brazil.

Astrocaryum

Five species cultivated.

Beccariophoenix madagascariensis (Manarano)

Indigenous to Madagascar.

Bactris (Peach palm genus)

Four species cultivated. Bactris gasipaes (Pejibaye, Peach palm) is indigenous to the Amazonian region in South America and is cultivated mainly to harvest the growing stem tips (apical meristems), which are sold as 'heart of palm' or 'palm hearts'. These are eaten as a vegetable delicacy, either raw or cooked. You can buy them fresh or canned. The fruit are also harvested and are a source of flour and vegetable oil.

Bentinckia nicobarica

Indigenous to the Nicobar Islands.

Bismarckia nobilis

Indigenous to Madagascar.

Brahea

Three species cultivated.

Burretiokentia vieillardii

Indigenous to New Calidonia.

Butia

Three species cultivated.

Calamus (lawyer canes)

Two species cultivated.

Calyptrocalyx lauterbachii

Indigenous to New Guinea.

Calyptronoma

Two species cultivated.

Carpentaria acuminata (North Australian feather palm)

Indigenous to Australia.

Caryota (fish-tail palms)

Five species cultivated, the most well-known species being Caryota urens (Fishtail palm).

Chamaedorea

19 species cultivated.

Chamaerops humilis (European fan palm)

Indigenous to southern Europe and North Africa.

Chambeyronia macrocarpa

Indigenous to New Caledonia.

Coccothrinax

Six species cultivated.

Cocos nucifera (Coconut palm)

Coconut palms are native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean region and grow at the top of beaches, at the limit of wave action. They are grown in large plantations and are used for producing many products, such as coconut oil (from the white endosperm in the coconut), wine ('toddy'), spirit ('arrack') and coir matting. The white endosperm is used in cooking and confectionery.

Copernicia prunifera (Carnauba wax palm)

Indigenous to Brazil.

Corypha umbraculifera (Talipot palm)

Indigenous to southern India and Sri Lanka.

Cyphophoenix nucele (Nucele)

Indigenous to New Caledonia.

Cyrtostachys renda (Sealing wax palm, Maharajah palm)

Indigenous to southeast Asia.

Daemonorops margaritae (Hong Kong rattan palm)

Indigenous to Hong Kong and the Phillipines.

Deckenia nobilis

Indigenous to the Seychelles.

Desmoncus orthacanthus (Basket tie-tie)

Indigenous from Mexico to Brazil.

Dictyosperma album (Princess palm)

Indigenous to Madagascar , Rodrigues and Mauritius.

Drymophloeus

Two species cultivated.

Dypsis

14 species cultivated.

Elaeis guineensis (Oil palm)

Indigenous to tropical Africa.

Euterpe edulis (Assai, Jucara palm)

Indigenous to Brazil.

Gastrococos crispa (Belly palm, Cuban grugru palm)

Indigenous to Cuba.

Gaussia

Two species cultivated.

Gulubia macrospadix

Indigenous to the Solomon Islands.

Hedyscepe canterburyana (Umbrella palm)

Indigenous to Lord Howe Island.

Heterospathe

Three species cultivated.

Howea

Two species cultivated.

Hydriastele

Two species cultivated.

Hyophorbe

Four species cultivated.

Jessenia bataua (Jagua palm)

Indigenous to northern South America.

Jubaea chilensis (Honey palm)

Indigenous to Chile.

Laccospadix australasica (Australian cluster palm, Atherton palm)

Indigenous to Australia.

Latania

Three species cultivated.

Licuala

Seven species cultivated.

Linospadix

Two species cultivated.

Livistona

15 species cultivated.

Lodoicea maldivica (Coco de mer, Double coconut)

Indigenous to the Seychelles.

Marojejya

Two species cultivated.

Mauritia flexuosa (Buritisol)

Indigenous to tropical South America.

Microcoelum

Two species cultivated.

Nenga pumila (Djambe ngenge)

Indigenous to Indonesia.

Neoveitchia storckii

Indigenous to Fiji.

Nephrosperma vanhoutteana (Latanier millepattes)

Indigenous to the Seychelles.

Normanbya normanbyi (Black palm, Normanby palm)

Indigenous to Australia.

Nypa fruticans (Nipa palm)

Indigenous from India to Australia.

Oenocarpus distichus (Brazilian feather palm)

Indigenous to Brazil.

Oncosperma tigillarium (Nibung)

Indigenous to Southeast Asia.

Orania

Three species cultivated.

Oraniopsis appendiculata

Indigenous to Australia.

Orbignya cohune (Cohune palm)

Indigenous from Mexico to Guatamala.

Parajubaea cocoides (Palma de coquito)

Indigenous to Ecuador and Colombia.

Phoenicophorium borsigianum

Indigenous to the Seychelles.

Physokentia dennisii

Indigenous to the Solomon Islands.

Phytelephas macrocarpa (Ivory palm)

Indigenous to Peru, Brazil and Bolivia.

Pigafetta filaris (Pigafetta palm)

Indigenous to Indonesia.

Pinanga

Seven species cultivated.

Polyandrococos caudescens (Buri palm)

Indigenous to Brazil.

Prestoea montana

Indigenous to the West Indies.

Pritchardia

Six species cultivated.

Pseudophoenix

Two species cultivated.

Ptychosperma

11 species cultivated.

Ravenea

Two species cultivated.

Reinhardtia

Two species cultivated.

Rhapidophyllum hystrix (Needle palm)

Indigenous to southern USA

Rhapis

Three species cultivated.

Rhopaloblaste elegans

Indigenous to the Solomon Islands.

Rhopalostylis

Three species cultivated.

Roystonea (royal palms)

Six species cultivated.

Sabal

11 species cultivated.

Salacca zalacca (Salek)

Indigenous to Indonesia.

Serenoa palmetto (Saw palmetto)

Indigenous to southeastern USA.

Syagrus

Two species cultivated.

Synechanthus warszewiczianus

Indigenous from Costa Rica to Ecuador.

Thrinax

Four species cultivated.

Trachycarpus

Three species cultivated.

Trithrinax

Two species cultivated.

Veitchia

Three species cultivated.

Verschaffeltia splendida (Latanier latte)

Indigenous to the Seychelles.

Wallichia

Two species cultivated.

Washingtonia

Two species cultivated.

Wodyetia bifurcata (Foxtail palm)

Indigenous to Australia.

Zombia antillarum (Zombi palm)

Indigenous to Haiti