Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. The Palms Of The Americas
7. 1. Trithrinax 37
8. 2. Chelyocarpus 38
9. 3. Cryosophila 39
10. 4. Itaya 41
11. 5. Schippia 42
12. 6. Thrinax 43
13. 7. Coccothrinax 45
14. 8. Zombia 50
15. 9. Rhapidophyllum 51
16. 10. Colpothrinax 52
17. 11. Acoelorraphe 53
18. 12. Serenoa 53
19. 13. Brahea 54
20. 14. Copernicia 57
21. 15. Washingtonia 61
22. 16. Sabal 62
23. 17. Raphia 68
24. 18. Mauritia 69
25. 19. Mauritiella 70
26. 20. Lepidocaryum 71
27. 21. Pseudophoenix 72
28. 22. Ceroxylon 73
29. 23. Juania 77
30. 24. Gaussia 77
31. 25. Synechanthus 78
32. 26. Chamaedorea 79
33. 27. Wendlandiella 105
34. 28. Dictyocaryum 106
35. 29. Iriartella 107
36. 30. Iriartea 108
37. 34. Leopoldinia 119
38. 35. Reinhardtia 120
39. 36. Euterpe 122
40. 37. Prestoea 124
41. 38. Neonicholsonia 128
42. 39. Oenocarpus 129
43. 40. Hyospathe 132
44. 41. Roystonea 134
45. 42. Butia 136
46. 43. Jubaea 138
47. 44. Cocos 139
48. 45. Syagrus 140
49. 46. Lytocaryum 150
50. 47. Parajubaea 150
51. 48. Allagoptera 151
52. 49. Polyandrococos 153
53. 50. Attalea 153
54. 51. Barcella 164
55. 52. Elaeis 165
56. 53. Acrocomia 166
57. 54. Gastrococos 167
58. 55. Aiphanes 167
59. 56. Bactris 175
60. 57. Desmoncus 197
61. 58. Astrocaryum 200
62. 59. Pholidostachys 207
63. 60. Welfia 209
64. 61. Calyptronoma 210
65. 62. Calyptrogyne 211
66. 63. Asterogyne 213
67. 64. Geonoma 214
68. 65. Phytelephas 236
69. 66. Ammandra 239
70. 67. Aphandra 239
71. Distribution Maps 241
72. Appendix I. Checklists Of Species By Country 243
73. Appendix II. List Of Accepted Names, Synonyms, Hybrids, And Uncertain Names 261
74. References 301
75. Index Of Common Names 315
76. Index Of Scientific Names 322
77. Plates 355