Fan palm

Fan palm

Fan palm as a descriptive term can refer to any of several different kinds of palms in various genera with leaves that are palmately (rather than pinnately) compound. Among these genera are:

* "Borassus"
* "Licuala"
* "Rhapis"
* "Rhapidophyllum"
* "Sabal"
* "Trachycarpus".

Fan palm can also be used as part of the common name of particular genera or species. Among the palms commonly known as fan palms are:

* "Chamaerops" (European fan palm)
* "Livistona" (Chinese fan palm and others)
* "Washingtonia" (California fan palm, Mexican fan palm)

The Travellers palm ("Ravenala madagascariensis") is often called a fan palm because of its distinctive shape; however it is not a true palm.

ee also

* Fan Palm Reserve


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  • Fan palm — (Bot.) Any palm tree having fan shaped or radiate leaves; as the {Cham[ae]rops humilis} of Southern Europe; the species of {Sabal} and {Thrinax} in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the great talipot tree ({Corypha umbraculifera}) of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fan palm — n. any palm tree with broad, fan shaped leaves: see FEATHER PALM …   English World dictionary

  • fan palm — noun palm having palmate or fan shaped leaves • Hypernyms: ↑palm, ↑palm tree • Hyponyms: ↑palmetto, ↑palmyra, ↑palmyra palm, ↑toddy palm, ↑wine palm, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • fan palm — 1. a palm having fan shaped leaves, as the talipot. 2. See Chinese fan palm. [1810 20, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • fan-palm — livistona statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių (Arecaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Livistona). atitikmenys: lot. Livistona angl. fan palm vok. Livistonie rus. ливистона lenk. liwistona …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • Fan Palm Reserve — is an 8.2 ha nature reserve in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is located in the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site, 20 km north of Daintree and 40 km north of Mossman. It is owned and managed by Bush Heritage Australia (BHA), by… …   Wikipedia

  • fan palm — /ˈfæn pam/ (say fan pahm) noun any palm with fan shaped leaves, as the talipot and numerous others …  

  • fan palm — noun a palm with large lobed fan shaped leaves. [Chamaerops and other genera: many species.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • fan palm —   Loulu, loulu hiwa, loulu lelo, noulu.    ♦ Loulu nut, hāwane, wāhane.    ♦ Young loulu leaves, pa aoloulu …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • European fan-palm — žemoji nykštukpalmė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Chamaerops humilis angl. African hair palm; dwarf fan palm; European fan palm; European Mediterranean palm; hemp palm vok. niedrige Zwergpalme; Schirmpalme; Zwergpalme rus.… …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

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