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hello everyone. is a pleasure for me read all the post and see the pics in this forum about palms..., so finally i decided to show and share our lovely and strong "Palmito" in habitat.... the pics was taken in a pine forest near the Mediterranean Sea, some have the forest protection and others are exposed to the sea influence...

Thanks Sebastian! Yes in the first edition of Genera Palmarum they were placed in the Arecoideae based on the similarities in the inflorescence anatomy of Caryoteae and Iriarteeae. In 2006 however this molecular study http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2006.00521.x/abstract showed that they actually belong within Coryphoideae. Another major change with that study was the new placement of Chamaedoreeae within Arecoideae with Chamaedorea, Hyophorbe, Gaussia, Synechanthus and Wendlandiella. It was formerly Hyophorbeae within Ceroxyloideae. That is the classification that also was used in the second edition of Genera Palmarum.

more... the excursion ended with a swim in a little virgin beach ... regards.