Dew's Palm Gallery

Not that PDA thing. Palm here refers to a kind of plant. My interest in this species started from Kaset Fair 2007, when I walked around and saw a few cute ones. I bought back some of them. They were so small and seemed never grow up at all. Some took months before showing a new leaf. I felt like a challenge to take care of them. So I acquired more from Chatujak market. Now the whole place are occupied by all sorts form EU, Cuba, Brazil, AUS etc. Below are some pictures of them. Among my favorites are the Chamaerops, Butia, Bismark and date palm.

There are a few things to learn in order to plant palms successfully. Most important is to know their habitats. Many species require full sun, though some are understory types so they enjoy shaded area. Paurotis loves abundant of water, while Blue Hasper palm does not. Planting a palm tree in wrong environment may prove fatal. Fortunately, cold hardiness is not an issue for tropical region like Thailand.

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Common Name: Paurotis Palm, Silver Saw Palmetto
Thai Name: ปาล์มเปาโรติส
Habitat: Florida to Central America

Common Name: Macaw palm
Thai Name: ปาล์มพระยาหนาม
Habitat: Rainforest of the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Dominica, Martinique, and St. Vincent.

Common Name: N/A
Thai Name: ปาล์มศรีสยาม
Habitat: Malayasian and Thailand rainforest

Common Name: Bismark Palm
Thai Name: ตาลฟ้า
Habitat: Central Madagascan grasslands.

Common Name: N/A
Thai Name: ปาล์มช้างร้องไห้
Habitat: Rainforest in Southern Thailand and northern penisular Malaysia

Common Name: Blue Hesper palm, Maxican Blue Palm
Thai Name: ปาล์มบราเฮีย
Habitat: Rocky canyons of Baja, California, and north-western Mexico.

Common Name: Wine palm, jelly palm
Thai Name: ปาล์มบูเตีย
Habitat: Brazil and the borders with Uruguay in South America

Common Name: Yatay Palm
Thai Name: ปาล์มบูเตีย
Habitat: Argentina

Common Name: Rattan Palm
Thai Name: หวาย
Habitat: South-western Asia

Common Name: Mediterannean fan palm
Thai Name: ปาล์มแชมมีรอพ
Habitat: Western Mediterranean Basin

Common Name: Silver Thatch Palm
Thai Name: ปาล์มสะดือเหลือง
Habitat: Southeastern coast and Keys of Florida, and the Bahamas, in open forest often close to the coast.

Common Name: Bailey palm
Thai Name: ปาล์มหงส์เหิน
Habitat: Cuba

Common Name: Hospita palm
Thai Name: ปาล์มหมีเทา
Habitat: Cuba

Common Name: Sealing wax palm
Thai Name: หมากแดง
Habitat: Found in lowland coastal swamps throughout south-east Asia

Common Name: Gingerbread palm
Thai Name: ตาลกิ่ง
Habitat: northeastern Africa

Common Name: Silver Joey
Thai Name: ปาล์มบังสูรย์หลังขาว
Habitat: Southern Peninsular Malaya.

Common Name: Chilean Wine Palm, Coquito Palm
Thai Name: N/A
Habitat: Chile .

Common Name: White Elephant Palm, King Thai Palm
Thai Name: ปาล์มเจ้าเมืองถลาง
Habitat: Phuket, Thailand.

Common Name: Blue Latan palm
Thai Name: ตาลน้ำเงิน
Habitat: The Mascarene Island of Reunion

Common Name: Red Latan palm
Thai Name: ตาลแดง
Habitat: The Mascarene Island of Reunion

Common Name: N/A
Thai Name: ปาล์มเจ้าเมืองตรัง
Habitat: Thailand and northern Malaysia.

Common Name: Ruffled fan palm
Thai Name: ปาล์มจีบ
Habitat: Lowland rainforest of the Soloman Islands, and Vanuatu

Common Name: Mangrove Fan Palm
Thai Name: กะพ้อ
Habitat: Moist, wet coastal areas and river banks throughout South-East Asia

Common Name: Dwarf fan palm
Thai Name: ปาล์มมุลเลอร์, มูลิไอ
Habitat: Australia, New Guinea

Common Name: Buriti Palm
Thai Name: N/A
Habitat: North-eastern South America, around the western Amazon and Orinoco Rivers

Common Name: Teddy bear palm
Thai Name: ปาล์มคอแดง
Habitat: Madagascar

Common Name: Thief palm
Thai Name: ระกำแสด
Habitat: Seychelles Islands

Common Name: Date palm
Thai Name: อินทผลัม
Habitat: North Africa To Arabia

Common Name: Indian wild date palm
Thai Name: อินทผลัมใบเงิน
Habitat: Northeast India

Common Name: Fiji Fan Palm
Thai Name: ปาล์มมงกุฏ, ปาล์มพัด
Habitat: Tonga, Fiji islands

Common Name: Chinese Windmill Palm, Chusan Palm
Thai Name: ปาล์มชูซาน
Habitat: Mountainous regions of northern Myanmar to central China, often snow covered in winter

Common Name: Blue Needle Palm
Thai Name: N/A
Habitat: Semi-arid areas of Argentina and Uruguay

Not shown: Copernicia prunifera (Carnauba Wax Palm), Copernicia Macroglossa (Cuban Petticoat Palm), Johannesteijsmannia altifrons (Joey Palm), Nannorhops ritcheana (Mazari Palm), Phoenix roebelinii (Pigmy Date Palm), Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm), Wodyetia bifurcata (Foxtail Palm), and , of course, Cocos nucifera.

Links

• PACSOA (Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia)
• Desert Tropical Palmtree List
• PalmEncyclopedia.com
• Floridata
• Dave's Garden