Aim: Novel ecosystems are self-maintaining ecosystems that support species assemblages without historical precedent. Despite much interest and controversy around novel ecosystems, it remains poorly ...

Reviewed by Debra LaGattutaThere are around 2,600 species in 181 genera in the palm plant family (Arecaceae). Most palms look ...

Here are 10 things you may not have known about these tropical beauties: The Arecaceae family of plants includes wonderfully diverse species found throughout the world, from the desert to the ...

To find answers to these fundamental questions, biologists have realized the first evolutionary history of a family of plants characteristic of this ecosystem: palms (Arecaceae or Palmae).

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They're also highly recognisable with their own distinct family, Arecaceae. And although they're sometimes referred to as trees, they're actually monocots. This means that they're more closely ...