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{{automatic taxobox
| fossil_range = {{fossil range|80|0}}[[Late Cretaceous]]- Recent
| taxon = Arecaceae
| image = 1859-Martinique.web.jpg
| image_caption = Coconut palm tree ''Cocos nucifera'' in [[Martinique]].
| subdivision_ranks = [[Family (biology)|Subfamilies]] 
| subdivision = {{taxon list
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  |[[Calamoideae]]  |<!-- Missing authority information -->
  |[[Ceroxyloideae]]  |<!-- Missing authority information -->
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  |[[Nypoideae]]  |<!-- Missing authority information --><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/family.pl?95 |title=''Arecaceae'' Bercht. & J. Presl, nom. cons. |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=2007-04-13 |accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref>
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| diversity = Well over 2600 species in some 202 genera
| diversity_link = list of Arecaceae genera
| authority = [[Bercht.]] & [[J.Presl]], [[nom. cons.]]<ref name="apgiii">{{Citation |last=Angiosperm Phylogeny Group |year=2009 |title=An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III |journal=Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=161 |issue=2 |pages=105–121 |url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122630309/abstract |accessdate=2010-12-10 |doi=10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x }}</ref>
}}

'''Arecaceae''' is the palm family.

==Selected genera==
[[File:Palmtreesil.jpg|thumb|right|Silhouette of palm trees in [[Kwa-Zulu Natal]], [[South Africa]]]]
[[Image:MultanEvening.jpg|thumb|right|Palm trees in [[Multan]], [[Pakistan]]]]

*''[[Archontophoenix]]''—[[Archontophoenix cunninghamiana|Bangalow palm]]
*''[[Areca]]''—[[Areca catechu|Betel palm]]
*''[[Astrocaryum]]''
*''[[Attalea (palm)|Attalea]]''
*''[[Bactris]]''—[[Bactris gasipaes|Pupunha]]
*''[[Beccariophoenix]]''—[[Beccariophoenix alfredii]]
*''[[Bismarckia]]''—Bismarck palm
*''[[Borassus]]''—Palmyra palm, [[Borassus flabellifer|sugar palm]], [[Borassus flabellifer|toddy palm]]
*''[[Calamus (palm)|Calamus]]''—[[Rattan]] palm
*''[[Ceroxylon]]
*''[[Coconut|Cocos]]''—Coconut
*''[[Coccothrinax]]''
*''[[Copernicia]]''—[[Carnauba wax]] palm
*''[[Corypha]]''—Gebang palm, Buri palm or Talipot palm
*''[[Elaeis]]''—Oil palm
*''[[Euterpe (plant)|Euterpe]]''—Cabbage heart palm, açaí palm
*''[[Hyphaene]]''—[[Hyphaene thebaica|Doum palm]]
*''[[Jubaea]]''—Chilean wine palm, Coquito palm
*''[[Latania]]''—Latan palm
*''[[Licuala]]''
*''[[Livistona]]''—Cabbage palm
*''[[Mauritia]]''—[[Moriche palm]]
*''[[Metroxylon]]''—[[Metroxylon sagu|Sago palm]]
*''[[Nypa fruticans|Nypa]]''—[[Nypa fruticans|Nipa palm]]
*''[[Parajubaea]]''—Bolivian coconut palms
*''[[Phoenix (plant)|Phoenix]]''—[[Date palm]]
*''[[Phoenix sylvestris]]''—Wild date palm
*''[[Pritchardia]]''
*''[[Raffia palm|Raphia]]''—Raffia palm
*''[[Rhapidophyllum]]''
*''[[Rhapis]]''
*''[[Roystonea]]''—Royal palm
*''[[Sabal]]''—Palmettos
*''[[Salacca]]''—[[Salak]]
*''[[Syagrus (plant)|Syagrus]]''—[[Syagrus romanzoffiana|Queen palm]]
*''[[Thrinax]]''
*''[[Trachycarpus]]''—[[Trachycarpus fortunei|Windmill palm]], [[Trachycarpus takil|Kumaon palm]]
*''[[Trithrinax]]''
*''[[Veitchia]]''—[[Veitchia merrillii|Manila palm]], [[Veitchia joannis|Joannis palm]]
*''[[Washingtonia]]''—Fan palm

==Uses==

Arecaceae have great economic importance, including coconut products, oils, dates, [[palm syrup]], ivory nuts, carnauba wax, rattan cane, raffia, and [[Palmwood|palm wood]].

Along with dates mentioned above, members of the palm family with human uses are numerous.
*The type member of Arecaceae is the [[areca]] palm, the fruit of which, the [[areca nut]], is chewed with the [[betel]] leaf for intoxicating effects (''Areca catechu'').
*[[Carnauba]] wax is harvested from the leaves of a Brazilian palm (''Copernicia'').
*[[Rattan]]s, whose stems are used extensively in [[furniture]] and [[basket]]s, are in the genus ''Calamus''.
*[[Palm oil]] is an edible vegetable oil produced by the [[oil palm]]s in the genus ''[[Elaeis]]''.
*Several species are harvested for [[heart of palm]], a vegetable eaten in salads.
*Sap of the nipa palm ''Nypa''  is used to make vinegar.
*Palm [[Sap (plant)|sap]] is sometimes [[fermentation (food)|fermented]] to produce [[palm wine]] or toddy, an [[alcoholic beverage]] common in parts of Africa, India, and the [[Philippines]]. It is also drunk, fresh, as ''neera'', and is a refreshing drink that is consumed until sundown, after which it starts to ferment.
*Palmyra and date palm sap is harvested in Bengal, India, to process into ''gur'' and ''jaggery''.
*[[Dragon's blood]], a red resin used traditionally in [[medicine]], [[varnish]], and [[dye]]s, may be obtained from the fruit of ''[[Daemonorops]]'' species.
*[[Coconut]] is the partially edible seed of the fruit of the coconut palm (''Cocos nucifera'').
*[[Coir]] is a coarse, water-resistant fiber extracted from the outer shell of coconuts, used in doormats, brushes, mattresses, and ropes. In India, beekeepers use coir in their bee smokers.
*Some indigenous groups living in palm-rich areas use palms to make many of their necessary items and food. [[Sago]], for example, a [[starch]] made from the pith of the trunk of the sago palm ''[[Metroxylon sagu]]'', is a major [[staple food]] for lowland peoples of [[New Guinea]] and the [[Moluccas]]. This is not the same plant commonly used as a house plant and called "sago palm".
*Palm wine is made from ''[[Jubaea]]'' also called Chilean wine palm, or coquito palm
*Recently, the fruit of the açaí palm ''[[Açaí Palm|Euterpe]]''  has been used for its reputed health benefits.
*Saw palmetto (''Serenoa repens'') is under investigation as a drug for treating enlarged prostates.
*Palm leaves are also valuable to some peoples as a material for thatching, basketry, clothing, and in religious ceremonies (see "Symbolism" below).

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