Family Arecaceae Bercht. & J. Presl, nom. cons.

Family number:

95 Last Updated: 12-Jan-2017

Alternate name:

Palmae

Number of accepted genera:

189

Type genus:

Areca L.

Comments:

monocot family

Complete list of genera

Synonyms for family:

Acristaceae O. F. Cook
Borassaceae Schultz Sch.
Caryotaceae O. F. Cook, nom. nud.
Ceroxylaceae Vines
Chamaedoreaceae O. F. Cook
Coryphaceae Schultz Sch.
Geonomataceae O. F. Cook
Iriarteaceae O. F. Cook & Doyle
Lepidocaryaceae Mart.
Malortieaceae O. F. Cook
Manicariaceae O. F. Cook
Nypaceae Brongn. ex Le Maout & Decne.
Palmae Juss., nom. cons.
Phoenicaceae Burnett
Phytelephantaceae Mart. ex Perleb
Pseudophoenicaceae O. F. Cook
Sabalaceae Schultz Sch.
Sagaceae Schultz Sch.
Synechanthaceae O. F. Cook

Subfamilies and tribes for Arecaceae Bercht. & J. Presl, nom. cons.:

Subfamily	Tribe	Subtribe
Arecoideae
Arecoideae	Areceae
Arecoideae	Areceae	Archontophoenicinae
Arecoideae	Areceae	Arecinae
Arecoideae	Areceae	Basseliniinae
Arecoideae	Areceae	Carpoxylinae
Arecoideae	Areceae	Clinospermatinae
Arecoideae	Areceae	Cyrtostachydinae
Arecoideae	Areceae	Dypsidinae
Arecoideae	Areceae	Linospadicinae
Arecoideae	Areceae	Malortieinae
Arecoideae	Areceae	Oncospermatinae
Arecoideae	Areceae	Ptychospermatinae
Arecoideae	Areceae	Rhopalostylidinae
Arecoideae	Areceae	Verschaffeltiinae
Arecoideae	Chamaedoreeae
Arecoideae	Cocoseae
Arecoideae	Cocoseae	Attaleinae
Arecoideae	Cocoseae	Bactridinae
Arecoideae	Cocoseae	Elaeidinae
Arecoideae	Euterpeae
Arecoideae	Geonomateae
Arecoideae	Iriarteeae
Arecoideae	Leopoldinieae
Arecoideae	Manicarieae
Arecoideae	Oranieae
Arecoideae	Pelagodoxeae
Arecoideae	Podococceae
Arecoideae	Reinhardtieae
Arecoideae	Roystoneeae
Arecoideae	Sclerospermeae
Calamoideae
Calamoideae	Calameae
Calamoideae	Calameae	Calaminae
Calamoideae	Calameae	Korthalsiinae
Calamoideae	Calameae	Metroxylinae
Calamoideae	Calameae	Pigafettinae
Calamoideae	Calameae	Plectocomiinae
Calamoideae	Calameae	Salaccinae
Calamoideae	Eugeissoneae
Calamoideae	Lepidocaryeae
Calamoideae	Lepidocaryeae	Ancistrophyllinae
Calamoideae	Lepidocaryeae	Mauritiinae
Calamoideae	Lepidocaryeae	Raphiinae
Ceroxyloideae
Ceroxyloideae	Ceroxyleae
Ceroxyloideae	Cyclospatheae
Ceroxyloideae	Phytelepheae
Coryphoideae
Coryphoideae	Borasseae
Coryphoideae	Borasseae	Hyphaeninae
Coryphoideae	Borasseae	Lataniinae
Coryphoideae	Caryoteae
Coryphoideae	Chuniophoeniceae
Coryphoideae	Corypheae
Coryphoideae	Cryosophileae
Coryphoideae	Phoeniceae
Coryphoideae	Sabaleae
Coryphoideae	Trachycarpeae
Coryphoideae	Trachycarpeae	Livistoninae
Coryphoideae	Trachycarpeae	Rhapidinae
Nypoideae

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily?id=95.
Accessed 4 May 2025.