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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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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!
December 26, 2025 at 2:18 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!
Adonidia merrillii Christmas Palm
YouTube video by Project Palm
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December 24, 2025 at 12:51 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.
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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.
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
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!
December 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Sabal palmetto
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
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!
December 18, 2025 at 3:11 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.
December 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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!
December 14, 2025 at 5:25 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.
December 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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.
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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.
December 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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.
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
Washingtonia robusta
Mexican Fan Palm

Good morning everyone!
December 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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?
December 8, 2025 at 12:35 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.
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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.
December 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Sabal Palmetto
Palmetto Palm

Did you know this palm is the state tree of two US states?
Which two states?
December 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Phoenix canariensis
Canary Island Date Palm

Black Friday weekend alert!

This species has large, feathery fronds that can grow up to 20 ft in length and are bright green with massive trunks up to 2 ft in diameter.

This species, along with all our palms are available in our online shop at 50% off!
November 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Sabal palmetto
Palmetto Palm

Black Friday weekend alert!

Check out our latest species video on our new YouTube channel!

This species, along with all our palms are available in our online shop at 50% off!
Sabal palmetto | Palmetto Palm
YouTube video by Project Palm
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November 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Ptychosperma elegans
Solitaire Palm

Black Friday alert!

This is a solitary palm with a slim light gray trunk. It has an olive-green crownshaft with a bulging base. The crown is topped with pinnate leaves.

This species, along with all our palms are available in our online shop at 50% off!
November 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Calyptrocalyx albertisianus
Sunset Palm

Native to Papua New Guinea, this is a small to medium sized, solitary palm, with spectacular new emergent red pinnate leaves. Thanks so much to @davidparker2025.bsky.social for sharing thes photos with us! Please visit our Species Library for more photos.
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Wodyetia bifurcata x Veitchia arecina
Foxy Lady

This incredibly fast growing hybrid species was believed to have first been seen in Australia and also concurrently in South Florida in the late 1980s. Thanks so much to @zaki.jamil for sharing this wonderful photo of a variegated specimen!
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Satakentia liukiuensis
Satake Palm

Check out our latest species video on our new YouTube channel!
Satakentia liukiuensis | Satake Palm
YouTube video by Project Palm
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November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM