Palm family
ARECACEAE
in Australia
including
Acristaceae
,
Borassaceae
,
Caryotaceae
,
Ceroxylaceae
,
Chamaedoreaceae
,
Coryphaceae
,
Geonomaceae
,
Iriarteaceae
,
Lepidocaryaceae
,
Malortieaceae
,
Manicariaceae
,
Nypaceae
,
Palmae
,
Phoenicaceae
,
Phytelephasaceae
,
Pseudophoenicaceae
,
Sabalaceae
,
Sagaceae
,
and
Synechanthaceae
.
ARECIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans
(
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com
)
&
Christine Ashe
link to
Flowers in Australia
Archontophoenix alexandrae
Alexandra Palm
specimen: courtesy of
The Ginger Factory
,
Yandina, October 2006
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
Bangalow Palm
Wyee, July 2006
Caryota mitis
Fishtail Palm
specimen: courtesy of
The Ginger Factory
,
Yandina, October 2006
Chamaedorea seifrizii
Bamboo Palm
courtesy of
Gallery Kuno, Broadway
,
Sydney, November 2006
Cocos nucifera
Coconut
Magnetic Island, January 2008
Photos: courtesy of
Donald Simpson
Dictyosperma album
Princess Palm
Gympie, February 2007
Dypsis decaryi
Triangle Palm
Bundaberg, December 2006
Dypsis lutescens
Golden Cane
Bundaberg, December 2006
Howea forsteriana
Kentia Palm
courtesy of
Gallery Kuno, Broadway
,
Sydney, November 2006
Livistona decipiens
Ribbon Palm
specimen: courtesy of
The Ginger Factory
,
Yandina, April 2007
Phoenix canariensis
Canary Palm
Sydney, August 2006
Phoenix reclinata
Reclining Palm
Sydney, August 2006
Rhapis excelsa
Lady Palm
Sydney, August 2006
Washingtonia
species
Fan Palm
Sydney, August 2006
Wodyetia bifurcata
Foxtail Palm
specimen: courtesy of
The Ginger Factory
,
Yandina, October 2006
A number of Butterflies and Moths in Australia have caterpillars that feed on plants in
ARECACEAE
, including:
the Palm Moth
(
Agonoxena phoenicea
)
and
Deudorix epijarbas
Elymnias agondas
Cephrenes augiades
Cephrenes trichopepla
Sabera caesina
Sabera fuliginosa
Calcarifera ordinata
Chalcocelis albiguttatus
Diplopseustis perieresalis
Conogethes punctiferalis
Ectomyelois ceratoniae
Tirathaba rufivena
Synechodes coniophora
Batrachedra arenosella
Nacoleia octasema
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Australian
butterflies
Plant
Classes
Australian
moths
(updated 7 February 2012)