Arecaceae

The Arecaceae are a botanical faimily o perennial lianas, shrubs, an trees commonly kent as paum trees.

Arecaceae Temporal range: 80–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Cretaceous- Recent
Coconut paum tree Cocos nucifera growin in Florida.
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales Bromhead[1]
Faimily:	Arecaceae Schultz Sch.[1]
Subfaimilies
Arecoideae Calamoideae Ceroxyloideae Coryphoideae Nypoideae [2]
Diversity
Well ower 2600 species in some 202 genera

References

1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009), "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 105–121, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x, archived frae the original on 25 Mey 2017, retrieved 10 December 2010 Archived 2017-05-25 at Archive-It
2. "Arecaceae Bercht. & J. Presl, nom. cons". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 13 Apryle 2007. Retrieved 18 Julie 2009.