Tree of Palm family

Did you know there are about 2600 species of Palm trees? The tree in this picture is in Maui of the islands of Hawaii. I was amazed to see it because I had never seen such an unusual tree. It is a kind of palm tree that bears fruit that resemble pineapples.




According to Wikipedia, the Palm Family, is a family of flowering plants belonging to the monocot order, Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and possibly warm temperate climates. Most palms are distinguished by their large, compound, evergreen leaves arranged at the top of an unbranched stem. However, many palms are exceptions to this statement, and palms in fact exhibit an enormous diversity in physical characteristics. As well as being morphologically diverse, palms also inhabit nearly every type of habitat within their range, from rainforests to deserts.

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