Project Palm
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Our mission is to build a palm species photo database created with photo contributions of our members. Please visit our website and consider becoming a member.
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Phoenix sylvestris
Silver Date Palm, Toddy Palm
Phoenix sylvestris isn’t just ornamental — it’s tapped for sap to make palm sugar and jaggery.
A rugged, silver-green giant with serious spines and deep cultural roots in India.
Discover palms with real stories
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Silver Date Palm, Toddy Palm
Phoenix sylvestris isn’t just ornamental — it’s tapped for sap to make palm sugar and jaggery.
A rugged, silver-green giant with serious spines and deep cultural roots in India.
Discover palms with real stories
👉 projectpalm.net
January 6, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Phoenix sylvestris
Silver Date Palm, Toddy Palm
Phoenix sylvestris isn’t just ornamental — it’s tapped for sap to make palm sugar and jaggery.
A rugged, silver-green giant with serious spines and deep cultural roots in India.
Discover palms with real stories
👉 projectpalm.net
Silver Date Palm, Toddy Palm
Phoenix sylvestris isn’t just ornamental — it’s tapped for sap to make palm sugar and jaggery.
A rugged, silver-green giant with serious spines and deep cultural roots in India.
Discover palms with real stories
👉 projectpalm.net
Chambeyronia houailouensis
Houailou Red Leaf Palm
Described as a new species in 2021. This rare species is found in a remote valley on east coast of New Caledonia. Similar to other species of the genus, new leaves emerge a bright pink or red color.
Thanks to @erichvonunruh for sharing this photo!
Houailou Red Leaf Palm
Described as a new species in 2021. This rare species is found in a remote valley on east coast of New Caledonia. Similar to other species of the genus, new leaves emerge a bright pink or red color.
Thanks to @erichvonunruh for sharing this photo!
January 5, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Chambeyronia houailouensis
Houailou Red Leaf Palm
Described as a new species in 2021. This rare species is found in a remote valley on east coast of New Caledonia. Similar to other species of the genus, new leaves emerge a bright pink or red color.
Thanks to @erichvonunruh for sharing this photo!
Houailou Red Leaf Palm
Described as a new species in 2021. This rare species is found in a remote valley on east coast of New Caledonia. Similar to other species of the genus, new leaves emerge a bright pink or red color.
Thanks to @erichvonunruh for sharing this photo!
Trithrinax brasiliensis var. acanthocoma
Brassiophoenix drymophloeoides
Licuala cordata var. cordata
During the month of December, we received 193 new palm photos. What a fantastic way to end the year!
Please visit the Species Library on our website to see all the new palm photos! Link in bio.
Brassiophoenix drymophloeoides
Licuala cordata var. cordata
During the month of December, we received 193 new palm photos. What a fantastic way to end the year!
Please visit the Species Library on our website to see all the new palm photos! Link in bio.
January 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Trithrinax brasiliensis var. acanthocoma
Brassiophoenix drymophloeoides
Licuala cordata var. cordata
During the month of December, we received 193 new palm photos. What a fantastic way to end the year!
Please visit the Species Library on our website to see all the new palm photos! Link in bio.
Brassiophoenix drymophloeoides
Licuala cordata var. cordata
During the month of December, we received 193 new palm photos. What a fantastic way to end the year!
Please visit the Species Library on our website to see all the new palm photos! Link in bio.
Arenga hookeriana
Hookers Fish Tail Palm
Native to Malaysia, this is a small, suckering species with slender, canelike stems. Its fishtail leaflets end in multiple spikes along the wide, rounded leaf.
Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information, and cultivation tips.
Hookers Fish Tail Palm
Native to Malaysia, this is a small, suckering species with slender, canelike stems. Its fishtail leaflets end in multiple spikes along the wide, rounded leaf.
Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information, and cultivation tips.
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Arenga hookeriana
Hookers Fish Tail Palm
Native to Malaysia, this is a small, suckering species with slender, canelike stems. Its fishtail leaflets end in multiple spikes along the wide, rounded leaf.
Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information, and cultivation tips.
Hookers Fish Tail Palm
Native to Malaysia, this is a small, suckering species with slender, canelike stems. Its fishtail leaflets end in multiple spikes along the wide, rounded leaf.
Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information, and cultivation tips.
We’ve just released a short Project Palm video: 2025 A Year in Review. It's a look back at the growth, milestones, and community contributions that helped shape this year.
If you’ve been part of Project Palm at any point this year, this video is for you!
If you’ve been part of Project Palm at any point this year, this video is for you!
Project Palm 2025 A Year in Review
YouTube video by Project Palm
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January 1, 2026 at 5:07 PM
We’ve just released a short Project Palm video: 2025 A Year in Review. It's a look back at the growth, milestones, and community contributions that helped shape this year.
If you’ve been part of Project Palm at any point this year, this video is for you!
If you’ve been part of Project Palm at any point this year, this video is for you!
Cyrtostachys renda
Sealing Wax Palm
This legendary palm is famous for its vivid scarlet crownshafts and tropical wow factor. A true rainforest palm that thrives in warmth, humidity, and consistently moist soils. Iconic, dramatic, and unforgettable.
Thanks to @jungle9nursery for sharing this photo!
Sealing Wax Palm
This legendary palm is famous for its vivid scarlet crownshafts and tropical wow factor. A true rainforest palm that thrives in warmth, humidity, and consistently moist soils. Iconic, dramatic, and unforgettable.
Thanks to @jungle9nursery for sharing this photo!
December 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Cyrtostachys renda
Sealing Wax Palm
This legendary palm is famous for its vivid scarlet crownshafts and tropical wow factor. A true rainforest palm that thrives in warmth, humidity, and consistently moist soils. Iconic, dramatic, and unforgettable.
Thanks to @jungle9nursery for sharing this photo!
Sealing Wax Palm
This legendary palm is famous for its vivid scarlet crownshafts and tropical wow factor. A true rainforest palm that thrives in warmth, humidity, and consistently moist soils. Iconic, dramatic, and unforgettable.
Thanks to @jungle9nursery for sharing this photo!
Tahina spectabilis
Blessed Palm
One of the most extraordinary palms on Earth
This is a massive palm from Madagascar with massive costaplmate leaves. It flowers once at the end of its life—then dies. Discovered only in 2008, it’s a reminder that even today, palm history is still being written.
Blessed Palm
One of the most extraordinary palms on Earth
This is a massive palm from Madagascar with massive costaplmate leaves. It flowers once at the end of its life—then dies. Discovered only in 2008, it’s a reminder that even today, palm history is still being written.
December 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Tahina spectabilis
Blessed Palm
One of the most extraordinary palms on Earth
This is a massive palm from Madagascar with massive costaplmate leaves. It flowers once at the end of its life—then dies. Discovered only in 2008, it’s a reminder that even today, palm history is still being written.
Blessed Palm
One of the most extraordinary palms on Earth
This is a massive palm from Madagascar with massive costaplmate leaves. It flowers once at the end of its life—then dies. Discovered only in 2008, it’s a reminder that even today, palm history is still being written.
Wodyetia bifurcata
Foxtail Palm
Normanbya normanbyi
Black Palm
Project Palm Blog: 'What You Probably Didn’t Know About the Foxtail Palm'
Please visit our website for our latest blog post. Read how the 'Cape Melville Incident' shaped the future of these two Queensland native species. Link in bio.
Foxtail Palm
Normanbya normanbyi
Black Palm
Project Palm Blog: 'What You Probably Didn’t Know About the Foxtail Palm'
Please visit our website for our latest blog post. Read how the 'Cape Melville Incident' shaped the future of these two Queensland native species. Link in bio.
December 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Wodyetia bifurcata
Foxtail Palm
Normanbya normanbyi
Black Palm
Project Palm Blog: 'What You Probably Didn’t Know About the Foxtail Palm'
Please visit our website for our latest blog post. Read how the 'Cape Melville Incident' shaped the future of these two Queensland native species. Link in bio.
Foxtail Palm
Normanbya normanbyi
Black Palm
Project Palm Blog: 'What You Probably Didn’t Know About the Foxtail Palm'
Please visit our website for our latest blog post. Read how the 'Cape Melville Incident' shaped the future of these two Queensland native species. Link in bio.
Pinanga batanensis
Batan Palm
A rare, elegant understory palm native to the Philippines, seldom seen in cultivation, but unforgettable once you spot it.
👉 Explore the full species profile at projectpalm.net
Thanks to @davidparker2025.bsky.social for sharing this wonderful photo!
Batan Palm
A rare, elegant understory palm native to the Philippines, seldom seen in cultivation, but unforgettable once you spot it.
👉 Explore the full species profile at projectpalm.net
Thanks to @davidparker2025.bsky.social for sharing this wonderful photo!
December 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Pinanga batanensis
Batan Palm
A rare, elegant understory palm native to the Philippines, seldom seen in cultivation, but unforgettable once you spot it.
👉 Explore the full species profile at projectpalm.net
Thanks to @davidparker2025.bsky.social for sharing this wonderful photo!
Batan Palm
A rare, elegant understory palm native to the Philippines, seldom seen in cultivation, but unforgettable once you spot it.
👉 Explore the full species profile at projectpalm.net
Thanks to @davidparker2025.bsky.social for sharing this wonderful photo!
Adonidia merrillii
Christmas Palm
Wishing all of our Project Palm members and palm-loving friends around the world a very Merry Christmas.
Thank you for being part of this growing community and for sharing your passion for palms with us throughout the year!
Christmas Palm
Wishing all of our Project Palm members and palm-loving friends around the world a very Merry Christmas.
Thank you for being part of this growing community and for sharing your passion for palms with us throughout the year!
Adonidia merrillii Christmas Palm
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December 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Adonidia merrillii
Christmas Palm
Wishing all of our Project Palm members and palm-loving friends around the world a very Merry Christmas.
Thank you for being part of this growing community and for sharing your passion for palms with us throughout the year!
Christmas Palm
Wishing all of our Project Palm members and palm-loving friends around the world a very Merry Christmas.
Thank you for being part of this growing community and for sharing your passion for palms with us throughout the year!
Ravenea hildebrandtii
Dwarf Majesty Palm
Native to Madagascar, this is a understory palm has a slender gray trunk, swollen at its base. Its crown has a dense canopy of arching, laterally oriented leaves.
Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
Dwarf Majesty Palm
Native to Madagascar, this is a understory palm has a slender gray trunk, swollen at its base. Its crown has a dense canopy of arching, laterally oriented leaves.
Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Ravenea hildebrandtii
Dwarf Majesty Palm
Native to Madagascar, this is a understory palm has a slender gray trunk, swollen at its base. Its crown has a dense canopy of arching, laterally oriented leaves.
Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
Dwarf Majesty Palm
Native to Madagascar, this is a understory palm has a slender gray trunk, swollen at its base. Its crown has a dense canopy of arching, laterally oriented leaves.
Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
Did you ever notice how often the word “Phoenix” appears in palm names? It’s not coincidence — and it’s far more than a taxonomic quirk.
Please visit ProjectPalm.net to read the full article.
Please visit ProjectPalm.net to read the full article.
Why “Phoenix” Echoes Across Palm Genera - ProjectPalm.net
We're building the first photo database of all palm species with photos contributed by our members!
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December 22, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Did you ever notice how often the word “Phoenix” appears in palm names? It’s not coincidence — and it’s far more than a taxonomic quirk.
Please visit ProjectPalm.net to read the full article.
Please visit ProjectPalm.net to read the full article.
Chambeyronia macrocarpa
Flamethrower Palm
Native to New Caledonia, this solitary palm has large arching fronds and wide thick leaflets. It is notable for the vibrant color of its new leaves which emerge a red color. Please visit the species page on our website for photos of this palm in full color!
Flamethrower Palm
Native to New Caledonia, this solitary palm has large arching fronds and wide thick leaflets. It is notable for the vibrant color of its new leaves which emerge a red color. Please visit the species page on our website for photos of this palm in full color!
December 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Chambeyronia macrocarpa
Flamethrower Palm
Native to New Caledonia, this solitary palm has large arching fronds and wide thick leaflets. It is notable for the vibrant color of its new leaves which emerge a red color. Please visit the species page on our website for photos of this palm in full color!
Flamethrower Palm
Native to New Caledonia, this solitary palm has large arching fronds and wide thick leaflets. It is notable for the vibrant color of its new leaves which emerge a red color. Please visit the species page on our website for photos of this palm in full color!
Sabal palmetto
Palmetto Palm
Palms In The News
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Palmetto Palm
Palms In The News
Please visit our homepage for regular updates on our favorite subject! Link to today's top story can be found below.
Rising seas put Florida's state tree at risk: New research offers hope
As sea levels rise and soils grow saltier, even the iconic Sabal palmetto—the official state tree of Florida also known as the cabbage palm—may be in danger. But a new study in HortScience suggests a ...
phys.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Sabal palmetto
Palmetto Palm
Palms In The News
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Palmetto Palm
Palms In The News
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Acanthophoenix rubra
Red Barbel Palm
Native to the Mascarene Islands, specifically Mauritius, Rodrigues, and La Réunion. This solitary palm has a slender, reddish brown trunk, a velvety, reddish brown crownshaft and arching, pinnate leaves.
Thanks to @palmetum_de_guyane for sharing these photos!
Red Barbel Palm
Native to the Mascarene Islands, specifically Mauritius, Rodrigues, and La Réunion. This solitary palm has a slender, reddish brown trunk, a velvety, reddish brown crownshaft and arching, pinnate leaves.
Thanks to @palmetum_de_guyane for sharing these photos!
December 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Acanthophoenix rubra
Red Barbel Palm
Native to the Mascarene Islands, specifically Mauritius, Rodrigues, and La Réunion. This solitary palm has a slender, reddish brown trunk, a velvety, reddish brown crownshaft and arching, pinnate leaves.
Thanks to @palmetum_de_guyane for sharing these photos!
Red Barbel Palm
Native to the Mascarene Islands, specifically Mauritius, Rodrigues, and La Réunion. This solitary palm has a slender, reddish brown trunk, a velvety, reddish brown crownshaft and arching, pinnate leaves.
Thanks to @palmetum_de_guyane for sharing these photos!
Sabinaria magnifica
Girasol Palm
This rare palm species is native to an area near Colombia and Panama. It has a short, straight trunk with a large crown of large, glossy green leaves. Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
Girasol Palm
This rare palm species is native to an area near Colombia and Panama. It has a short, straight trunk with a large crown of large, glossy green leaves. Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
December 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Sabinaria magnifica
Girasol Palm
This rare palm species is native to an area near Colombia and Panama. It has a short, straight trunk with a large crown of large, glossy green leaves. Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
Girasol Palm
This rare palm species is native to an area near Colombia and Panama. It has a short, straight trunk with a large crown of large, glossy green leaves. Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
Astrocaryum standleyanum
Mocora Palm, Chunga
This palm has a trunk armed with sharp black spines and a crown with spined petioles and leaf bases.
For those of you watching Pluribus, have you seen the 'Chunga Palm' scene in Episode 7?
Thanks so much to palmetum_de_guyane for sharing these photos!
Mocora Palm, Chunga
This palm has a trunk armed with sharp black spines and a crown with spined petioles and leaf bases.
For those of you watching Pluribus, have you seen the 'Chunga Palm' scene in Episode 7?
Thanks so much to palmetum_de_guyane for sharing these photos!
December 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Astrocaryum standleyanum
Mocora Palm, Chunga
This palm has a trunk armed with sharp black spines and a crown with spined petioles and leaf bases.
For those of you watching Pluribus, have you seen the 'Chunga Palm' scene in Episode 7?
Thanks so much to palmetum_de_guyane for sharing these photos!
Mocora Palm, Chunga
This palm has a trunk armed with sharp black spines and a crown with spined petioles and leaf bases.
For those of you watching Pluribus, have you seen the 'Chunga Palm' scene in Episode 7?
Thanks so much to palmetum_de_guyane for sharing these photos!
Sabal palmetto
Palmetto Palm
Native to the Southeastern United States, these photos were taken of this species in its native habitats.
If you are where the palms are and see native Pam’s in their natural habitat, please consider sharing a photos with us on our website.
Link in bio.
Palmetto Palm
Native to the Southeastern United States, these photos were taken of this species in its native habitats.
If you are where the palms are and see native Pam’s in their natural habitat, please consider sharing a photos with us on our website.
Link in bio.
December 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Sabal palmetto
Palmetto Palm
Native to the Southeastern United States, these photos were taken of this species in its native habitats.
If you are where the palms are and see native Pam’s in their natural habitat, please consider sharing a photos with us on our website.
Link in bio.
Palmetto Palm
Native to the Southeastern United States, these photos were taken of this species in its native habitats.
If you are where the palms are and see native Pam’s in their natural habitat, please consider sharing a photos with us on our website.
Link in bio.
Livistona jenkinsiana
Major Jenkins' Fan Palm
This is a towering tropical fan palm with massive leaves and impressive landscape presence, native to Southeast Asia forests.
Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
Major Jenkins' Fan Palm
This is a towering tropical fan palm with massive leaves and impressive landscape presence, native to Southeast Asia forests.
Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Livistona jenkinsiana
Major Jenkins' Fan Palm
This is a towering tropical fan palm with massive leaves and impressive landscape presence, native to Southeast Asia forests.
Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
Major Jenkins' Fan Palm
This is a towering tropical fan palm with massive leaves and impressive landscape presence, native to Southeast Asia forests.
Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
Bismarckia nobilis
Bismarck Palm
Notable for its size and foliage color. Its crown is adorned with stiff steel-blue, fan-shaped fronds.
Thanks so much to @Jungle9Nursery for sharing this photo with us! Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
Bismarck Palm
Notable for its size and foliage color. Its crown is adorned with stiff steel-blue, fan-shaped fronds.
Thanks so much to @Jungle9Nursery for sharing this photo with us! Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
December 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Bismarckia nobilis
Bismarck Palm
Notable for its size and foliage color. Its crown is adorned with stiff steel-blue, fan-shaped fronds.
Thanks so much to @Jungle9Nursery for sharing this photo with us! Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
Bismarck Palm
Notable for its size and foliage color. Its crown is adorned with stiff steel-blue, fan-shaped fronds.
Thanks so much to @Jungle9Nursery for sharing this photo with us! Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
Palms In The News
Please visit our homepage for regular updates on our favorite subject! Link to today's top story can be found below.
Please visit our homepage for regular updates on our favorite subject! Link to today's top story can be found below.
Decades-old palm trees in Rio de Janeiro flower for the first — and only — time
Towering talipot palms in a Rio de Janeiro park are flowering for the first and only time in their lives, decades after famed Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx introduced them in the 19...
apnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Palms In The News
Please visit our homepage for regular updates on our favorite subject! Link to today's top story can be found below.
Please visit our homepage for regular updates on our favorite subject! Link to today's top story can be found below.
Washingtonia robusta
Mexican Fan Palm
Good morning everyone!
Mexican Fan Palm
Good morning everyone!
December 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Washingtonia robusta
Mexican Fan Palm
Good morning everyone!
Mexican Fan Palm
Good morning everyone!
Licuala grandis
Ruffled Fan Palm
This elegant species has perfectly round, glossy fan leaves. Native to Vanuatu’s shaded forests, it’s a collector favorite for good reason.
This and many other palm speices are on display at the Gaylord Palms Resort near Orlando. Worth a visit! Have you been there?
Ruffled Fan Palm
This elegant species has perfectly round, glossy fan leaves. Native to Vanuatu’s shaded forests, it’s a collector favorite for good reason.
This and many other palm speices are on display at the Gaylord Palms Resort near Orlando. Worth a visit! Have you been there?
December 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Licuala grandis
Ruffled Fan Palm
This elegant species has perfectly round, glossy fan leaves. Native to Vanuatu’s shaded forests, it’s a collector favorite for good reason.
This and many other palm speices are on display at the Gaylord Palms Resort near Orlando. Worth a visit! Have you been there?
Ruffled Fan Palm
This elegant species has perfectly round, glossy fan leaves. Native to Vanuatu’s shaded forests, it’s a collector favorite for good reason.
This and many other palm speices are on display at the Gaylord Palms Resort near Orlando. Worth a visit! Have you been there?
Satakentia liukiuensis
Satake Palm
This species is a solitary, forest emergent palm with a smooth, grey-brown trunk with a distinguishable brown or reddish green crownshaft. Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips. Link in bio.
Satake Palm
This species is a solitary, forest emergent palm with a smooth, grey-brown trunk with a distinguishable brown or reddish green crownshaft. Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips. Link in bio.
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Satakentia liukiuensis
Satake Palm
This species is a solitary, forest emergent palm with a smooth, grey-brown trunk with a distinguishable brown or reddish green crownshaft. Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips. Link in bio.
Satake Palm
This species is a solitary, forest emergent palm with a smooth, grey-brown trunk with a distinguishable brown or reddish green crownshaft. Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips. Link in bio.
Verschaffeltia splendida
Seychelles Stilt Palm
A beautiful solitary palm with a slender, spiny trunk, supported by prominent stilt roots, and large, undivided leaves. Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
Seychelles Stilt Palm
A beautiful solitary palm with a slender, spiny trunk, supported by prominent stilt roots, and large, undivided leaves. Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
December 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Verschaffeltia splendida
Seychelles Stilt Palm
A beautiful solitary palm with a slender, spiny trunk, supported by prominent stilt roots, and large, undivided leaves. Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.
Seychelles Stilt Palm
A beautiful solitary palm with a slender, spiny trunk, supported by prominent stilt roots, and large, undivided leaves. Please visit the species page on our website for more photos, information and cultivation tips.