Date, Fig & Coconut Trees: All Palms?

Asked if date, fig, and coconut trees are all palms or just look similar.

The expert confirmed all belong to family Palmae (Arecaceae), ~2,500 species in tropics/subtropics. Linked International Palm Society for details.

Palm Family

• Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera).
• Fig? Actually Ficus carica—not a palm. (Expert error: fig is not a palm.)
• Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera).
• International Palm Society for more.