Arecaceae

Many other palms are widely planted, with the Japanese Trachycarpus wagnerianus being grown successfully as far north as Iceland. Sometimes, mostly in England, this word is spelled Plad. Southern Europe has two native palms, Chamaerops humilis (widespread, but mainly seen in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Malta) and Phoenix theophrastii (Crete; also southern Turkey). Plaid is a Scots language word meaning blanket, usually referring to patterned woollen cloth; it is unclear if the Gaelic word Plaide came first. The desert areas of Nevada, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico are also home to some native palms. Plaid may refer to more than one thing:. There have even been known species of transplanted palms that have survived as far north as southern New Jersey [1]. Plaid is the name of a British electronic music duo, taking their name from the threads of the fabric.

Some palms can be grown as far north as Maryland, Arkansas, and even up along the Pacific coast to Oregon and Washington. Plaid Cymru (Welsh, meaning Party of Wales) is the Welsh Nationalist political party dedicated to independence for Wales. The southeastern state of South Carolina is nicknamed the Palmetto State because of the number of palms that line the state's Atlantic coast. Plaid refers to the carolingian assembly held twice a year. In the United States, different types of palm trees can be seen in tropical and mediterranean climate areas, such as Florida, (southern) California and Hawaii and along the Gulf Coast through southern Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana to Texas. This makes blocks of color that repeat vertically and horizontally in a pattern of squares and lines. For more details, see hardy palms. In American English, plaid is cloth made with alternating stripes and bands of color woven into or dyed onto the fabric.

The three most cold-tolerant species are Trachycarpus fortunei, native to eastern Asia, and Rhapidophyllum hystrix and Sabal minor, both native to the southeastern United States. It is mostly associated with the Scottish highlands, but was also used in poor lowland rural areas. Few palms tolerate severe cold, and the majority of the species are tropical or subtropical. This was worn over a leine (or shirt) and formed a cheap all-weather outfit that also served as a blanket or bedroll for wild camping. See list of Arecaceae genera for a complete listing. Historically the earlier form of the kilt was the belted plaid, a double width of thick woollen cloth worn pleated and fastened around the waist by a belt, with the upper half often cast over the shoulder but sometimes hanging down over the belt and gathered up at the front or brought up over the head for protection against weather. Economically important genera include:. A similar plaid in checked cloth was formerly worn by Scottish lowlands shepherds.

Palms first appear in the fossil record around 70-80 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous Period. When the modern kilt is worn as a dress uniform, for example by pipe band Drum majors, a plaid is a pleated cloth in the same tartan as the kilt, cast over the shoulder and fastened at the front. The Palm Sunday festival uses palms, hence the name. It may be laid on the ground as a tablecloth for a picnic. Palm sap is sometimes fermented to produce palm wine. In British English, particularly in Scotland, a plaid or a plaid rug is a large thick woollen twill cloth, often tartan, used as a travel rug or as a blanket. Several species are harvested for heart of palm.

Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil produced by the oil palms in the genus Elaeis. The Date Palm, Rattans, and Coconut also belong to this family. The type member of this family is the areca palm, the fruit of which is chewed with the betel leaf and often confused with it. Of all the families of plants, the Arecaceae is the most easily recognizable as distinct by most persons.

There are 202 currently known genera with around 2,600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical or subtropical climates. Arecaceae (also known as Palmae), the Palm Family, is a family of flowering plants, belonging to the monocot order, Arecales. Moore, Jr. (Allen Press, Lawrence, Kansas). Genera palmarum: a classification of palms based on the work of Harold E.