Looking up toward the canopy from inside Barry Hadfield Nīkau Reserve, a Nikau palm forest in the lower North...
Palms
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Photos of Palm Trees
See our photo collection of palms from different countries and continents.
Palms are a type of tree that belong to the family Arecaceae. They are known for their distinctive, feathery fronds and single, unbranched trunks. Palms are found in many different regions of the world, including tropical and subtropical areas, and even extend into southern temperate areas in New Zealand.
Palms are also important for their economic value, as many species are cultivated for their fruits, oils, and other products. Some of the most well-known palms include the coconut palm, the date palm, and the oil palm.
Nikau Palms merging with other species found in a typical New Zealand temperate rainforest. Nikau’s dominate lowland areas and...
Looking upward inside a Nikau Palm forest within the Barry Hadfield Nīkau Reserve. While there are other species of...
View of Barry Hadfield Nīkau Reserve located between the Tararua Ranges and the Kapiti Coast. The reserve is accessible...
View of Nikau Palms in Barry Hadfield Nīkau Reserve on the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand. Here, the forest floor...
Ha’atafu Beach is an idyllic stretch of beach and coral reef on Tongatapu Island. The coast here is a...
Looking toward Salto Rivadavia in the distance. This is the view you get from a walking track that takes...
Looking at a windswept part of the Atata Island coastline in Tonga.
View of a home on Atata Island. The house uses mostly traditional materials like palm leaves on the roof....
No other tree epitomizes the South Pacific and tropical islands than the Coconut Palm. In view is a plantation...
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