568. View down the river at Sarawak, BorneoBoathouse and Palms (Areca Catechu, L.) in the foreground
626 - Palms in the Botanic Garden at Rio Janeiro. The Organ mountains appear in the back ground
Lodoicea maldivica, commonly known as coco de mer or double coconut by William Jackson Hooker from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1827. Artwork from volume 54, plate 2734
066, Screw Pines and Avenue of Royal Palms in the Botanic Gardens, RioThe Screw Pine to the left in the foreground is a male plant in flower (see 246), and that on the right is a female in young fruit (see 692)
557. View of Matang and River, Sarawak, BorneoPalms (Arenga saccharifera, Labill. &c.) and Mangosteens in the foreground. Toddy, or Palm Wine, an intoxicating drink, is made from the Arenga and sugar is obtained by boiling
Iriartea deltoidea, 1823-53Illustration of Iriartea deltoidea, commonly known as bombona, pambil, pona palm, from Historia Naturalis Palmarum by Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, 1823-53
Oenocarpus distichus, 1823-53Illustration of Oenocarpus distichus, commonly known as babaca palm from Martius Historia Naturalis Palmarum, 1823-53
Livistona inermis, 1823-53Illustration of Livistona inermis from Historia Naturalis Palmarum by Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, 1823-53
Actinorhytis calapparia, 1850Illustration of Actinorhytis calapparia, commonly known as calappa palm, by unknown Indian artist from Palms of British East India by William Griffith and John McClelland, 1850
Cocos nucifera, coconut palm, 1678Cocos nucifera, coconut palm by Anton Jacob Goedkint from Reede tot Drakestein Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, 1678
Areca catechu, 1636Illustration of Areca catechu, commonly known as betel palm or The Drunken Date from John Gerard The Herball; or Generall Historie of Plantes, 1636
The Palm House, Kew GardensA visitor sits reading inside the Palm House, Kew Gardens. The Palm House was opened in 1848. Decimus Burton was the architect and Richard Turner as engineer provided the ironwork
820. Spring Gardens, Jamaica, with its Cocoanut Palms
743. Brisbane Botanic GardensPalms in the foreground and avenue of Araucarias behind. The two tall palms are a species of Ptychosperma;.the dwarf one behind, Areca Northiana, Hill; with Kentia minor, F. Muell. on the right
732. Palms and Ferns, a scene in the Botanic Garden, QueenslandOn the left are Asplenium Nidus, L. with large undivided fronds, and Platycerium grande, J. Sm.; behind them the arboreous Alsophila australis, R. Br
703. Small Hindu Temple of Kidel, JavaBananas, Bamboos, and Palms in the background
682. Group of Palms, Botanic Garden, Buitenzorg, Java
679. The Ardjuno Volcano from Tosari, JavaTree Ferns and Casuarinas in the foreground
666. Palms in the Botanic Garden, Buitenzorg, JavaIn the centre are two small ones, having huge fan-shaped leaves. These are the famous Double Cocoanut, or Coco de Mer (Lodoicea sechellarum, Lab.), and they were then thirty years old
607. River Scene at Sarawak, Borneo, when the tide is getting lowA boat-builders house surrounded with Palms, Bananas, and Breadfruit trees. On the water a cocoanut shell, full of burning oil
576. Group of Wild Palms, Sarawak, BorneoAreca Catechu, L. (Betel) in flower, Arenga saccharifera, Labill. in fruit. Observe also Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
553. The Istana, from the Slanting Bridge, SarawakGardenia, Crinum Northianum, Baker, Nipa fruticans, Betel-nut Palms and Bamboos (Dendrocalamus) in the foreground
500. A group of Palms in Mahe, SeychellesIt is not evident what Palm this is, which grows near the coast-perhaps Dictyosperma alba, Wendl
478. Wild Pine Apples, and Stevensonia and other Palms, PraslinSlevensoniagrandifolia, Duncan, is, or was, common in all the islands, though not found elsewhere. It is a grand Palm growing from forty to fifty feet high, but Verschatfeltia splendida, Wendl
470. Screw-Pines, Palms, Tree-Ferns, and Cinnamon Trees on the hCyathea sechellarum, Mett. is the only tree-fern found on these islands. It is common, and in favourable situations, the trunk reaches a height of forty to fifty feet
464. Palms in Mahe, SeychellesBesides the cocoa-nut, which may or may not have reached these islands ind ependently of human agency, there are eight species of Palm indigenous in the Seychelles
326. View from the Great Cave Temple of Elephanta, with Fan Palm
172. View from Spring Gardens, Buffs Bay, JamaicaCocoanut Palms, Bread Fruit Trees, and Trumpet Tree in the foreground
159. Group of small Palms, Rio Janeiro, BrazilA species of Bactris, of which genus it is estimated that there are at least one hundred distinct species, all natives of tropical America
690. The Mosque of Bandong, JavaThe large trees are Pterocarpus indicus, Willd. commonly planted for shade in Java
689. Mat Houses, Bandong, JavaPalms and Datura arborea, L. in the left foreground
548. Walk under Palms, with a glimpse of the River at Sarawak
543. View of Kuching and River, Sarawak, BorneoThe plant with Banana-like foliage on the left is the Madagascar Travellers Tree (Ravenala madagascariensis, Sonn.). It belongs to the same natural family as the Banana; but instead of yielding food
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