Palm Varieties

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A Jungle of Palms

Hāna Gardenlands boasts 60 varieties of palms from around the world!

The founders of Hana Gardenlands traveled the world collecting palm seeds. Today, you can view palms with origins from across the globe, including the southeastern United States, the Caribbean islands (Cuba, the Bahamas, the Lesser Antilles), Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Colombia), South America (Brazil), the Western Pacific, Australia (including Lord Howe Island), New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Philippines, Palau, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi), Taiwan, South East Asia (including Borneo), India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, China, Japan, Africa, and the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. Here is a detailed list of their collection:

Scientific Name Common Name Origin Comments
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii Silver Saw Palmetto, Everglades Palm Florida, Central America, West Indies Heavy clumping, distinctive fan leaves and fibrous sheath. Full sun. Grows to 20 feet.
Archontophoenix alexandrae Alexander Palm Australia Popular palm with silvery tint pointed leaves. Creamy white flowers and bright red fruit.
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana Bangalow Palm, Piccabeen Palm Eastern Australia Native to Eastern Australia rainforests. Purple crown shaft and bright red fruit.
Areca catechu Betel Nut Palm India, Malaysia, Philippines Widely cultivated for its fruit which have narcotic properties, a huge industry. When chewed, teeth turn red.
Areca concinna Areca Palm Origin? Rare. Single trunk. Seed red when ripe.
Areca guppyana Areca Palm New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Philippines Small, slender ornamental palm with stilt roots. Sacred plant in Solomon Islands.
Areca triandra Areca Palm Sri Lanka, India Clumping palm with lemon perfume pale flowers and orange-red fruit.
Areca vestiaria Pinang Yaki Palm Sulawesi, Celebes Indonesia Rare. Clumping palm with stilt roots, colorful crownshaft and deep orange fruit in bunches. Filtered light.
Arenga engleri Formosa Palm Taiwan Clumping palm that grows up to 3 meters tall and 5 meters wide. Very hardy cold resistant.
Arenga porphyocarpa Palm Java Dies after fruiting. Grows up to 6 feet in full sun.
Balaka seemannii Spear Palm Fiji Single slender trunk, once prized as spear shafts. Grows to 15 ft with red seeds.
Calyptrocalyx spp. Palm New Guinea Rare, understory palm, likes shade.
Chamaedorea cataractarum Palm Central America Dwarf understory shade palm. Underground rhizomes.
Chamaedorea costaricana Palm Costa Rica Slender dwarf palm popular for indoor cultivation. Shade loving palm.
Chamaedorea elegans Parlor Palm Mexico, Guatemala, Belize Slender dwarf palm popular for indoor cultivation. Shade loving palm.
Chamaedorea glaucifolia Palm Southern Mexico, Guatemala Waxy blue-green color. Single trunk. Sun tolerant species.
Chamaedorea microspadix Bamboo Palm Guatemala, Mexico Bamboo-like clumping palm with bright orange red fruit. Prefers shade. Grows to 3 meters.
Chamaedorea oblongata Palm Mexico S shaped leaves. Shade loving. Female plants no seed.
Chamaedorea seifrizii Bamboo Palm Mexico Usually clumping, shade palm. Fills in at different heights.
Chamaedorea tepejilote Pacaya Palm Central America, Colombia Slender palm. Unopened male flowers are used as an important vegetable. Fast growing, shade.
Clinostigma samoense Samoa Palm Western Samoa Beautiful palm from Samoa. Fast growing to 85 ft. Powdery blue crown and heavy fruit.
Coccothrinax dussiana (syn. barbadensis) Broom Palm, Thatch Palm Cuba, Lesser Antilles Slender trunk up to 10 meters with large fan shaped leaves, white flowers, purple fruit. Slow growing, sun or shade.
Cyrtostachys renda Sealing Wax Palm Borneo, SE Asia Clumping ornamental with brilliant glossy scarlet leaf bases and dark green leaves. Slow growing.
Euterpe edulis Jucara Palm Brazil Sweet tasty edible cabbage. Highly ornamental, now grown around the world. Fast growing, single to clumping.
Euterpe oleracea Assai or Acai Palm Brazil Common name derives from refreshing drink from its fruit. Also popular ice cream flavor. Fast growing, heavy clumping, grows to 40 ft.
Gaussia maya Maya Palm Guatemala, Mexico, Belize Ornamental palm growing in rainforests. Small roots form a mass at the base of the trunk. Slow growing to 20 ft, full sun.
Heterospathe elata Palm Philippines
Howea forsteriana Kentia Palm Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea One of the most commonly grown species in the world, especially for indoor decoration. Slow growing, prefers shade.
Hydriastele microspadix Hydriastele Palm New Guinea Rare. A clumping palm with white flowers and red fruit, common to wet forested areas. Butterfly effect foliage up to 60 feet. Full sun.
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis Bottle Palm Mascarene Islands Indian Ocean Common name from trunk that resembles a bottle. Endangered single wild population. Slow growing, full sun to shade.
Laccospadix australasica Atherton Palm NE Australia Grows to 8 metres tall in highland rainforest. Long strings of bright red fruit.
Latania lontaroides Fan Palm, Red Lantern Palm Marcarene Is. Indian Ocean Hastula at end of petiole tomentose (fuzzy). 60 ft within 100 years.
Licuala grandis Vanuatu Fan Palm New Hebrides, Vanuatu, Solomon Is. Prized horticultural palm because of its symetrical glossy green leaves and red fruit.
Licuala spinosa Mangrove Fan Palm South East Asia Tall sun-tolerant cluster palm. Long white infloresences followed by clusters of red fruit.
Livistona chinensis Chinese Fan Palm China, Japan, Taiwan Popular for cultivation. Slow growing, full sun. Mature palms have weeping tips.
Livistona roobinsoniana Fan Palm Philippines Tall palm. Full sun.
Livistona rotundifolia Footstool Palm, Fan Palm Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia Distinctive round glassy leaves like a fan palm. Dark red fruit is eaten by children. Full sun, grows to 60 ft.
Livistona saribus Taraw Fan Palm South East Asia Indonesia Grows in dense moist tropical jungles. Widespread from tropics to subtropics.
Normanbya normanbyi Queensland Black Palm Australia Native to wet coastal rainforests of NorthEast Australia. Fairly rare. Single trunk.
Phoenix reclinata Clumping Phoenix Palm Africa, Victoria Falls Very hardy to cold (20F or less). Tough, easy to grow sun or shade.

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