Palmetum

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A palmetum is a collection of palm trees, not a natural stand of palms. Most palmetums are botanical gardens that grow, study, conserve, and display palm species. They began in tropical botanical gardens during colonial times (18th–19th centuries), when palms were often grouped together, such as at the Botanical Garden of Buitenzorg in Java and the Royal Botanic Gardens of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka. Today, many institutions have palmetums. Notable ones include the Caracas Botanical Garden in Venezuela; Jardín Botánico Francisco Javier Clavijero in Mexico; the Palmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands; Montgomery Botanical Center and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Florida; and Lyon Arboretum in Hawaii.