{"id":22,"date":"2013-12-24T15:54:53","date_gmt":"2013-12-24T15:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/palmtreedr.com\/blog\/?p=22"},"modified":"2017-02-17T19:46:28","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T19:46:28","slug":"interesting-palm-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palmtreedr.com\/blog\/interesting-palm-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Palm Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Palms are incredible and unique plants. We believe that palms are at the top of the hierarchy in the plant kingdom. Here we present some interesting and little-known palm facts:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Fossil records date palms back nearly 80 million years (late Crustaceous Period).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>There are 200+ genera and 2500+ species of palms worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Andean wax palm (Ceroxylon quindiuense) is the tallest palm in the world at 200 feet.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The stem of the climbing rattan (Calamus manan) is the longest of any plant at 564 feet.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Syagrus lilliputiana is the smallest palm at 10-15 cm at maturity.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Leaves of the raffia palm (Raphia regalis) reach the length of 83 feet long, the largest in the plant kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Cocos de Mer (Lodoicea maldavica) has the largest seed in the world and can weigh 44 pounds.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera) has the largest inflorescence (flower) in the world.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The life span of palms ranges from less than 20 years (Caryota palms) to 400 years (Chamaerops humillis).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Mature stem diameters can range from 1\/5 of an inch (Chamaedorea tenella) to 5 feet Chilean wine palm (Jubaea chilensis).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palms are incredible and unique plants. We believe that palms are at the top of the hierarchy in the plant kingdom. Here we present some interesting and little-known palm facts: Fossil records date palms back nearly 80 million years (late Crustaceous Period). There are 200+ genera and 2500+ species of palms worldwide. 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