Number of species: 2000Economic/Cultural uses: coconut (Cocos nucifera), date (Phoenix dactylifera), ornamentals

Ovary position: inferiorNumber of Stamen: 3, 6, 9, or manyFruit type: berry or drupe

Genus to know: Cocos

Arecales

Palm FamilyArecaceae

Leaves typically simple and divided into elaborate fan or feather-like patterns;mimics compound leaves

Small unisexual flowers in large paniclesTropical trees with wood-like secondary growth