Arecaceae

Translingual

Areca catechu

Etymology

Areca +‎ -aceae

Proper noun

Arecaceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Arecales – palms: trees, shrubs, and vines.

Synonyms

• Palmae – accepted alternative name

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Arecales – order

Hyponyms

• (family): Arecoideae, Calamoideae, Ceroxyloideae, Coryphoideae, Nypoideae, Phytelephantoideae – subfamilies
  • Areca – type genus; Arenga, Astrocaryum, Attalea, Bactris, Balaka, Borassus, Brahea, Calamus, Calyptrogyne, Calyptronoma, Carpentaria, Caryota, Coccothrinax, Copernicia, Corypha, Dypsis, Elaeis, Englerophoenix, Euterpe, Geonoma, Howea, Iriartea, Lanonia, Latania, Leopoldinia, Licuala, Livistona, Lodoicea, Manicaria, Mauritia, Medemia, Metroxylon, Nenga, Nypa, Oenocarpus, Orania, Phoenix, Phytelephas, Prestoea, Pritchardia, Pseudophoenix, Ptychosperma, Raphia, Rhapidophyllum, Rhapis, Roystonea, Sabal, Saguerus, Serenoa, Trachycarpus, Thrinax, Trithrinax – selected genera

Translations

taxonomic family

• Greek: αρεκοειδή f pl (arekoeidí)
• Japanese: 椰子科 (やしか, yashika)
• Vietnamese: họ Cau, họ Cau dừa, họ Cọ, họ Dừa

References

• Arecaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Arecaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Arecaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Arecaceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Arecaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Arecaceae at APWeb
• “Arecaceae”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026
• Arecaceae at World Register of Marine Species