Plant Families Database

Plant Family Research

This database is a free to use horticultural and conservation research tool, and contains the current up-to-date list of all the world's palm tree species, and cycad species. There is also a miscellaneous list of plant species contained in the Trebrown Nurseries database.

Click on any of the list groups to load detailed facts and information about the species.

Available Family Lists:

Family Classification Order of Palm Trees [Arecaceae]

This is the current recognised classification of the order of palms according to: John Dransfield, Natalie W. Uhl, Conny B. Asmussen, William J. Baker, Madeline M. Harley and Carl E. Lewis (2008) Genera Palmarum - The evolution and classification of palms. Organised by the Phylogenetic relationships among Palm genera.

Complete list of all the world's palm tree species [Arecaceae]

This list contains the current up-to-date list of all the world's palm tree species, and is maintained solely by Trebrown staff, updated immediately a new palm species is published, and making this the only truly up-to-date list of palms anywhere. Species names in the list are periodically checked against The International Plant Names Index, and also correlated with the World Checklist of Monocotyledons as and when revisions are made at the genus level.

Complete list of the world's Cycads [Cycadae]

This list contains the current up-to-date list of all the world's cycad species. Species names in the list are periodically checked against The International Plant Names Index

Miscellaneous Plants list

This list contains all species contained in the Trebrown Nurseries database, other than those named above, and includes the bananas, plus many others. It is not the complete list of known species.