Fan palm

Fan palm as a descriptive term can refer to any of several different kinds of palms in various genera with leaves that are palmately lobed. Most are members of the subfamily Coryphoideae, though a few genera in subfamily Calamoideae also have palmate leaves. Fan palm genera include:BismarckiaBorassusCoccothrinaxCoperniciaHyphaeneLicualaPritchardiaRhapidophyllumRhapisSabalThrinaxTrachycarpusTrithrinax
Fan palm can also be used as part of the common name of particular genera or species. Among the palms commonly known as fan palms are:Chamaerops humilis Hyphaene petersiana Livistona Washingtonia Latania
The travellers palm, Phenakospermum, white bird of paradise, and New Guinea fan palm are sometimes called fan palms, because of their leaves' distinctive shape; however none are members of the palm family.