Definitions for "Arecaceae"
chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
Arecaceae (sometimes known by the names Palmae or Palmaceae, although the latter name is taxonomically invalid."Palmaceae" is not accepted because the name Arecaceae (and its acceptable alternative Palmae, http://www.bgbm.org/IAPT/Nomenclature/Code/SaintLouis/0022Ch3Sec2a018.htm ICBN Art. 18.5) are conserved over other names for the family. ), 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 or subtropical climates. Of all the families of plants, the Arecaceae is the most easily recognizable as distinct by most persons.