List of Arecaceae genera

Alexander palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae)

Alexander palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae) - fruit

This is a list of all the genera in the botanical family Arecaceae, the palm family, arranged by tribes within the family.

Subfamily Arecoideae

Tribe Areceae

• Acanthophoenix
• Actinokentia
• Actinorhytis
• Adonidia
• Archontophoenix
• Areca - Betel nut palm
• Balaka
• Basselinia
• Bentinckia
• Brassiophoenix
• Burretiokentia
• Calyptrocalyx
• Carpentaria
• Carpoxylon

• Chambeyronia
• Clinosperma
• Clinostigma
• Cyphokentia
• Cyphophoenix
• Cyphosperma
• Cyrtostachys
• Deckenia
• Dictyosperma
• Dransfieldia
• Drymophloeus
• Dypsis
• Hedyscepe
• Heterospathe

• Howea - Kentia palm
• Hydriastele
• Iguanura
• Kentiopsis
• Laccospadix
• Lemurophoenix
• Lepidorrhachis
• Linospadix
• Loxococcus
• Marojejya
• Masoala
• Nenga
• Neoveitchia
• Nephrosperma
• Normanbya

• Oncosperma
• Phoenicophorium
• Physokentia
• Pinanga
• Ponapea
• Ptychococcus
• Ptychosperma
• Rhopaloblaste
• Rhopalostylis
• Roscheria
• Satakentia
• Solfia
• Tectiphiala
• Veitchia
• Verschaffeltia
• Wodyetia

Tribe Chamaedoreeae

• Chamaedorea
• Gaussia
• Hyophorbe
• Synechanthus
• Wendlandiella

Tribe Cocoseae

• Acrocomia
• Aiphanes
• Allagoptera (incl. Diplothemium)
• Astrocaryum
• Atitara
• Attalea
• Bactris
• Barcella
• Beccariophoenix
• Butia - Jelly palm

• Cocos - Coconut
• Desmoncus
• Elaeis - Oil palm
• Jubaea - Chilean wine palm
• Jubaeopsis
• Lytocaryum
• Parajubaea
• Polyandrococos
• Syagrus
• Voanioala

Tribe Euterpeae

• Euterpe
• Hyospathe
• Neonicholsonia
• Oenocarpus
• Prestoea (syn. Martinezia)

Tribe Geonomeae

• Asterogyne
• Calyptrogyne
• Calyptronoma
• Geonoma
• Pholidostachys
• Welfia

Tribe Iriarteeae

• Dictyocaryum
• Iriartea
• Iriartella
• Socratea
• Wettinia

Tribe Leopoldinieae

• Leopoldinia

Tribe Manicarieae

• Manicaria

Tribe Oranieae

• Orania

Tribe Pelagodoxeae

• Pelagodoxa
• Sommieria

Tribe Podococceae

• Podococcus

Tribe Reinhardtieae

• Reinhardtia

Tribe Roystoneeae

• Roystonea - Royal palm

Tribe Sclerospermeae

• Sclerosperma

Subfamily Calamoideae

Tribe Calameae

The rattan palms

• Calamus
• Ceratolobus
• Daemonorops
• Eleiodoxa
• Korthalsia

• Metroxylon
• Myrialepis
• Pigafetta
• Plectocomia
• Plectocomiopsis
• Salacca
• Pogonotium
• Retispatha

Tribe Eugeissoneae

• Eugeissona

Tribe Lepidocaryeae

• Eremospatha
• Laccosperma
• Lepidocaryum
• Mauritia
• Mauritiella
• Oncocalamus
• Raphia - Raffia palm

Subfamily Ceroxyloideae

Tribe Ceroxyleae

• Ceroxylon
• Juania
• Oraniopsis
• Ravenea

Tribe Phytelepheae

• Ammandra
• Aphandra
• Phytelephas

Tribe Cyclospatheae

• Pseudophoenix

Subfamily Coryphoideae

Tribe Borasseae

• Bismarckia
• Borassodendron
• Borassus
• Hyphaene (including the doum palm)
• Latania
• Lodoicea
• Medemia
• Satranala

Tribe Caryoteae

• Arenga
• Caryota
• Wallichia

Tribe Chuniophoeniceae

• Chuniophoenix
• Kerriodoxa
• Nannorrhops
• Tahina

Tribe Corypheae

• Corypha

Tribe Crysophileae

• Chelyocarpus
• Coccothrinax
• Cryosophila
• Hemithrinax
• Itaya
• Leucothrinax
• Sabinaria
• Schippia
• Thrinax
• Trithrinax
• Zombia

Tribe Phoeniceae

• Phoenix - Date palms

Tribe Sabaleae

• Sabal - Palmetto

Tribe Trachycarpeae

• Acoelorrhaphe
• Brahea
• Chamaerops
• Colpothrinax
• Copernicia - Carnauba wax palm
• Guihaia
• Johannesteijsmannia
• Licuala
• Livistona
• Maxburretia
• Pholidocarpus
• Pritchardia
• Rhapidophyllum - Needle palm
• Rhapis
• Saribus
• Serenoa - Saw palmetto
• Trachycarpus
• Washingtonia

Subfamily Nypoideae

• Nypa