They are Arecaceae which is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms.

The strangler fig, or Ficus aurea, is one of the most interesting trees in a North American Everglades tropical hardwood hammock. Strangler figs, sometimes called golden fig are native to south ...

Besides its prominence as a university mascot or facsimile confection of chocolate and peanut butter, the buckeye is, in fact, an interesting ornamental tree. Buckeyes are actually a small group ...