棕榈科植物主要分布于热带、亚热带地区,种类繁多,形态各异。有的高大雄伟、挺拔清秀,植于道旁、广场之上富有热带风光。如大王棕、假槟榔、鱼尾葵、椰子等;有的纤细婆娑、秀丽多姿,常做为客厅、宾馆、会堂等室内、外摆设,显得高雅、舒适清新。如散尾葵、袖珍椰子、蒲葵等;有的形态特异,体短如花瓶、干瘦似青竹、叶卷象铁树,很有观赏价值,常被孤立地植于庭园、广场、公园之中,供游人观赏,如酒瓶椰子、三药槟榔、软叶刺葵等。不同的造景艺术效果,令人回味无穷。 由于棕榈科植物具有常绿、耐荫、抗风、耐盐碱、适应性强的习性,富有热带风光的情调,美丽多姿的形态,在绿化作用中的位置日益被人们所重视。因此,多年来在南方沿海城镇常被用为绿化、美化环境。是防风、固沙、护堤、盐碱地先锋植物的主要绿化树种。 Palm plants are mainly distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions, a wide range of different shapes. Some tall and majestic, upright and handsome, planted in the road, the plaza rich tropical scenery. Such as king palm, false betel nut, guincho, coconut, etc .; some slender, beautiful, often as the living room, hotels, halls and other indoor and outdoor furnishings, look elegant, comfortable and fresh. Such as scattered tail sunflower, pocket coconut, palmflower, etc .; some morphological, body short, such as vases, thin bamboo, leaf volume like iron tree, very ornamental value, often planted in the garden, plaza, park for Visitors to watch, such as bottles of coconut, three betel nut, soft leaf anemone and so on. Different landscape art effect, it is memorable. Due to its evergreen, shade-resistant, wind-resistant, salt-tolerant and adaptable habitat, palm plants are rich in tropical sceneries, beautiful and colorful forms and their location in the greenery has drawn increasing attention. Therefore, over the years in the southern coastal towns are often used as green, beautify the environment. It is the main afforestation species of windbreak, sand-fixing, berm, saline-alkali pioneer plants.