List of Arecaceae genera

Alexander Palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae)

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

Subfamily Arecoideae

Tribe Areceae

• Acanthophoenix
• Actinokentia
• Actinorhytis
• Adonidia
• Alloschmidia
• Alsmithia
• Archontophoenix
• Areca - Betel nut palm
• Balaka
• Basselinia
• Bentinckia
• Brassiophoenix
• Brongniartikentia
• Burretiokentia
• Calyptrocalyx
• Campecarpus
• Carpentaria
• Carpoxylon
• Chambeyronia
• Clinosperma
• Clinostigma

• Cyphokentia
• Cyphophoenix
• Cyphosperma
• Cyrtostachys
• Deckenia
• Dictyosperma
• Dransfieldia
• Drymophloeus
• Dypsis
• Euterpe
• Hedyscepe
• Heterospathe
• Howea - Kentia palm
• Hydriastele
• Hyospathe
• Iguanura
• Kentiopsis
• Laccospadix
• Lemurophoenix
• Leopoldinia

• Lepidorrhachis
• Linospadix
• Loxococcus
• Manicaria
• Marojejya
• Masoala
• Nenga
• Neonicholsonia
• Neoveitchia
• Nephrosperma
• Normanbya
• Oenocarpus
• Oncosperma
• Orania
• Pelagodoxa
• Phoenicophorium
• Physokentia
• Pinanga
• Ponapea
• Prestoea (syn. Martinezia)
• Ptychococcus

• Ptychosperma
• Reinhardtia
• Rhopaloblaste
• Rhopalostylis
• Roscheria
• Roystonea - Royal palm
• Satakentia
• Sclerosperma
• Solfia
• Sommieria
• Tectiphiala
• Veitchia
• Verschaffeltia
• Wodyetia

Tribe Cocoseae

• Acrocomia
• Aiphanes
• Allagoptera (incl. Diplothemium)
• Astrocaryum
• Attalea
• Bactris
• Barcella
• Beccariophoenix
• Butia - Pindo or Jelly Palm
• Cocos - Coconut

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

Alexander Palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae) - fruit

Tribe Geonomeae

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

Tribe Hyophorbeae

• Chamaedorea
• Gaussia
• Hyophorbe
• Synechanthus
• Wendlandiella

Tribe Iriarteeae

• Dictyocaryum
• Iriartea
• Iriartella
• Socratea
• Wettinia

Tribe Podococceae

• Podococcus

Subfamily Calamoideae

Tribe Calameae

The Rattan palms

• Calamus
• Ceratolobus
• Daemonorops
• Eleiodoxa
• Eremospatha
• Eugeissona
• Korthalsia

• Laccosperma
• Metroxylon
• Myrialepis
• Oncocalamus
• Pigafetta
• Plectocomia
• Plectocomiopsis
• Pogonotium
• Raphia - Raffia palm
• Retispatha
• Salacca

Tribe Lepidocaryeae

• Lepidocaryum
• Mauritia
• Mauritiella

Subfamily Ceroxyloideae

Tribe Ceroxyleae

• Ceroxylon
• Juania
• Oraniopsis
• Ravenea

Tribe Phytelephanteae

• Ammandra
• Aphandra
• Phytelephas

Tribe Cyclospatheae

• Pseudophoenix

Subfamily Coryphoideae

Tribe Borasseae

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

Tribe Chuniophoeniceae (newer classification)

• Chuniophoenix
• Kerriodoxa
• Nannorrhops
• Tahina

Tribe Caryoteae

• Arenga
• Caryota
• Wallichia

Tribe Corypheae

• Acoelorrhaphe
• Brahea
• Chamaerops
• Chelyocarpus
• Coccothrinax
• Colpothrinax
• Copernicia - Carnauba wax palm
• Corypha
• Cryosophila
• Guihaia
• Hemithrinax
• Itaya

• Johannesteijsmannia
• Leucothrinax
• Licuala
• Livistona
• Maxburretia
• Pholidocarpus
• Pritchardia
• Rhapidophyllum - Needle Palm
• Rhapis
• Sabal - Palmetto
• Saribus
• Schippia

• Serenoa - Saw Palmetto
• Thrinax
• Trachycarpus
• Trithrinax
• Washingtonia
• Zombia

Tribe Phoeniceae

• Phoenix - Date palms

Subfamily Nypoideae

• Nypa