The Arecaceae Family was named and described by Bedřich (Friedrich) Všemír (Wssemjr) von Berchtold and Jan Svatopluk (Swatopluk) Presl in O Prirozenosti Rostlin in 1820.
Plants of the World Online lists 183 accepted genera in the Arecaceae Family. The Wikipedia says there 181 genera with around 2,600 species. It is a family of perennial climbers, shrubs, acaules, and palms (from the Palmae Family).
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