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Palms are woody plants with straight trunks and large crowned leaves at the end of the stem. They are found from tropical to temperate regions, but mainly in warm regions.

There are many varieties, some very tall, others dwarf, there are thin and thick, up to approximately 2,000 species that exist.

Among the palms are well known species such as coconut, date palm, palm heart, rattan, carnauba wax and raffia, among others.

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Taxonomy of palms
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Angiospermae
Class: Monocotyledoneae
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae

Types of palms:
(According to the classification of their trunk)

Unique Palms
The coconut tree
Roystonea regia - The Cuban Royal Palm
Syagrus romanzoffiana - The feathery coconut

Multicoloured palms
Chamaerops humilis - heart of palm or margallon
Cyrtostachys renda- The red palm

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THE FRUIT THAT EMERGES FROM THE PALM TREE IS:
The Datil, this is the fruit obtained from the species Phoenix dactylifera, popularly called date palm. It is the basic food of the Maghreb countries. Its name is derived from the Greek word ("daktilos"), which means "finger".
These fruits are nutritious and provide a high range of essential nutrients, and are a very good source of potassium in the diet.

Also they are medicinal plants, these have much tatino which is used medicinally like detersive and intestinal astringent; it is used for syrups or paste, the dates can be administered for throat pain, colds, bronchial cold, and to fight the fever.

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Use and benefit of the plant, they use the wood that is extracted from the palms is used as construction material or to make furniture and pots. Its shell is used in the cultivation of vegetables as fertilizer. The fiber of the fruit after processing is used as a substrate for planting. The leaves of the palm can also be used as food for livestock in times of drought. This plant provides a fine quality oil and generates a wild "super fruit" called açaí, which is gaining more and more followers due to its properties and vitamins.

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CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT THE PALM TREES
The palms are plants typical of tropical environments, but, in spite of it, they are capable of surviving in Mediterranean climates and even in geographical zones whose climate is temperate or boreal

- They are heavily attacked by the red weevil, a beetle whose scientific name is Rynchophorus ferrugineus. It is a plague that causes the decay of the leaves in the palm trees, the eye of the palm tree is weakened and asymmetries are perceived in its crown, besides galleries that have been made by the larvae digging in the points of insertion of the leaves. This plague can cause the death of the palm tree, so it is necessary to look for a treatment in the gardening companies in Miami Platja as soon as possible.

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the palm tree need is much light and weather warm for grow healthy obviously need the water. is is irrigated once per week It is also very important that the land has good drainage,

There are palms like the ones that produce coconuts, which can live in saline and quite humid lands,Without light very few things can survive and palm trees are no exception.

In interiors, watering should be more sporadic than outdoors, since the sun is not there to evaporate excess water on the ground.

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WHAT IT IS USED FOR
- They are used for crafts, decoration, in furniture construction and to create clothing. In addition, its fruits, seeds, sap and flowers are used for human food. They are also used to make medicines.
- In Mesopotamia, the palm tree was linked to the divine world related to fertility and fecundity. In ancient Greece it was associated with life, childbirth and rebirth. With the arrival of Christianity, it was considered the plant of the martyrs, of the ascent to heaven, immortality and paradise. Since the Middle Ages, it is a plant full of symbolism.

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The palms are one of the most important elements for the Amazon communities since from this resource they obtain their food, their housing and multiple articles that satisfy their material needs. Many palms are sources of food, oils, fibers, medicines and other products, and as ornamental plants.

The sap of some species is concentrated or fermented to produce "honeys", "oils" and "wines" from palm trees.