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PALMS. Leaves large, pinnately or palmately divided, the segments with parallel venation; leaf bases enclosing or clasping the stem. Young inflorescences enclosed by a large deciduous spathe Arecaceae
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Leaves pinnately divided
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Leaf petiole without sheathing base; lower pinnae spine-like Phoenix