Editing Links

If you know of any other sites which would fit here, please
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==Technical Sites==
'''[http://www.palmweb.org/   PalmWeb]''' - the authoritative source of technical information about palms.

'''[http://e-monocot.org/  E-Monocot]''' - an online resource for monocot plants.

'''[http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/PlantNet/cycad  The Cycad Pages]''' - the definitive cycad site.

'''[http://www.trebrown.com/palms_arecaceae.php  Trebrown]''' - complete list of the world's palms [Arecaceae].

'''[http://www.trebrown.com/cycads_cycadae.php  Trebrown]''' - complete list of all the world's cycads [Cycadae].


==Palm and Cycad Societies==
'''[http://www.palms.org/   International Palm Society]'''

'''[http://www.cycad.org/   The Cycad Society]'''

'''[http://www.plantapalm.com  The Virtual Palm and Cycad Encyclopedia]''' (Palm & Cycad Societies of Florida) A massive collection of images, and articles. 

'''[http://www.pacsowa.com.au/ The Palm and Cycad Society of Western Australia]'''

'''[http://www.nzpalmandcycad.com  	New Zealand Palm & Cycad Society]'''

'''[http://www.palmssc.org The Palm Society of Southern California]'''

'''[http://www.palmsnc.org The Northern California Palm Society]'''

'''[http://www.plantapalm.com/centralfl/ The Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society]'''

'''[http://www.palmsociety.org.uk/   The European Palm Society]'''

'''[http://www.tipalm.fr/pages/index.html   The Palm Society Of Antilles and Guyana]''' - French only  but it has a huge collection of images of rarely seen South American palms.

'''[http://www.cycadsociety.org/   The Cycad Society of South Africa]'''  A very professional site, and the place to find out about South African cycads.


==Palm Sites==
'''[http://www.palmerasyjardines.com  Palms and Gardens of South-West Europe]''' (Spain)

'''[http://www.palm-tree.net/  Palm Tree Care: a step-by-step guide]''' (USA)

'''[http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Palms Palm information at the Univ. of Florida]''' (USA)

'''[http://www.lundkvistpalmgarden.com Lundkvist Palm Garden in Hawai]''' (USA) - a website dedicated to a 
spectacular 5 acre garden with more than 5000 individual palms representing approximately 625 different species.

'''[http://www.rhapisgardens.com   Lynn McKamey's Gateway to Unusual Palms & Exotic Plants]''' (USA) - 
comprehensive articles about <i>Rhapis</i> palms, and <i>Cycas revoluta</i>.

===Cold Climate Palm Sites===
'''[http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/1998/archives/26/in_the_garden/flowering_plants_and_shrubs/cool_climate_palms_and_ferns   Cool Climate Palms and Ferns]''' (Australia)

'''[http://www.CoolTropiX.com The Cool Tropics]''' - THE site for cold tolerance information.

'''[http://www.CRDB.net Cold-Rating DataBase]''' - Minimum temperatures for palms, cycads, and tropicals. 

'''[http://www.cloudforest.com/palms/ Highland Palms]''' (USA)

'''[http://www.scanpalm.no/english.html    Palms in Scandinavia ]''' 
   
'''[http://www.polarpalm.net/ The Polar Palms of Bulgaria]'''

'''[http://www.personal.u-net.com/~treetops/home.html 	  Plant a Tropical Island Paradise]''' - an excellent site for British palm enthusiasts. (UK)


==Cycad Sites==
'''[http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/PlantNet/cycad The Cycad Pages]''' (The definitive cycad site).

'''[http://cycadtalk.org Cycad Talk]''' A Cycad Forum and Exchange

'''[http://cycadfriends.co.za/site/ Cycad Friends]''' A South African-based non-profit organization dedicated to cycad propagation.

'''[http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/seedplants/cycadophyta/cycads.html Introduction to the Cycads]'''

'''[http://www.cykasy.cz/Cykasy/English.html Czech Cycads]'''

'''[http://www.cycadsofindia.in/ Cycads of India]'''

==Commercial Nurseries==

===Australia===
'''[http://www.cycadgardens.com.au/ Cycad Gardens]''' (Qld) - Australia's finest collection of cycads, specialising in Encephalartos.

'''[http://www.palmsforbrisbane.com.au Palms for Brisbane]''' (Qld) - a retail palm nursery with a very wide range, and developing a library of usefull articles on sub-tropical palms

'''[http://www.utopiapalmsandcycads.com/ 	  Utopia Palms and Cycads]''' (Qld) - specializing in New Guinea and Irian Jaya palms - mostly wholesale rare palms and cycads, seeds and plants - very informative with photographs.

'''[http://www.ppp.com.au/index.html 	Price's Palm Plantation]''' - wholesale grower of palms and cycads.

'''[http://www.easternnurseries.com Eastern Nurseries]''' (Qld) - wholesale nursery dealing in Cycads, Rhapis excelsa, and limited numbers of a variety of rare 
Japanese Miniature Green and variegated Rhapis Palms.

'''[http://www.palmplantations.com.au/   Palm Plantations Of Australia]''' - specialising in the Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis).

'''[http://www.impactplants.com.au/   Impact Plants]''' (NSW) - specialising in tropical plants at Empire Bay on the NSW Central Coast.

'''[http://www.cycadinternational.com.au/ Cycad International]''' (NT) - Australia's largest cycad nursery.

===USA===
'''[http://www.garysnursery.com/  Gary's Nursery]''' (NC) - grower of Cold Hardy Palms in the Central Coastal Plain of NC

'''[http://www.nickelpalmnursery.com/ Nickel Palm Nursery]''' (California)

'''[http://www.plantsigns.com   South Coast Palms]''' (California)

'''[http://home.earthlink.net/~decho/   Doug Eckel's Palms, Cycads, And Platyceriums]''' (California)

'''[http://www.junglemusic.net/   Jungle Music Palms & Cycads]''' (Southern California)

'''[http://www.delucafarms.com/  Deluca Farms]''' (Florida)

'''[http://www.mbpalms.com/  MB Palms]'''   (Florida) - rare palms and cycads.

'''[http://cycadjungle.8m.com/   The Cycad Jungle]''' (Florida)

'''[http://www.floribundapalms.com   Floribunda Palms & Exotics]''' (Hawai)
  
'''[http://www.kentiapalms.com/home.html South Seas Palm Company]''' - specialising in Kentia Palms (Michigan)

===Europe===
'''[http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/   Rare Palm Seeds ]''' (UK)

'''[http://www.trebrown.com/ Trebrown Nurseries]''' (UK) - Palm trees, exotic plants and seeds.

'''[http://www.athelasplants.co.uk/   Athelas Plants]''' (UK)

'''[http://www.palms.de/   Thrinax ]''' (Germany)

'''[http://www.palmeperpaket.de/   Palme Per Paket ]''' (Germany) 

'''[http://palmvrienden.net/lapalmeraie/ La Palmeraie]''' (Holland)

'''[http://www.gardenpalms.com/   Garden Palms]''' (Holland)

'''[http://www.princeofpalms.com/ Prince Of Palms]''' (Spain) - specialising in rare and exotic palms (plants and seeds)

'''[http://www.delucafarms.com/  Deluca Farms]''' (Italy)

===Other===
'''[http://www.goldenlotus.nl/  Golden Lotus]''' (Thailand)

'''[http://www.palmsandtropicals.co.za/ 	Palms and Tropicals Online]''' (South Africa)


==Botanical Gardens==
'''[http://www.anbg.gov.au/anbg/ 	  The Australian National Botanical Gardens]'''	  

'''[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:BOTANICL::pc=PC_1345   Brisbane Botanic Gardens]'''

'''[http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/parks/botanic/ 	  Darwin Botanic Gardens]''' 

'''[http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/ 	  Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens]''' 

'''[http://www.rbgkew.org.uk 	  Royal Botanic Garden Kew, England]''' 

'''[http://www.ftg.org 	  Fairchild Tropical Garden]'''

'''[http://www.montgomerybotanical.org 	  Montgomery Botanical Center]'''


==Related Sites==
'''[http://www.madagascar.co.uk/index.htm   Azafady]''' - a charitable organisation working on a combination of  environmental and humanitarian projects in Madagascar.
  
'''[http://www.permacultureplants.net Permaculture Plants]''' Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute - (Australia)

'''[http://www.sterken.be/2_Peter_Sterken/0_start/start.html   Wind Load Analysis for Trees]'''
  
'''[http://www.toursgallery.com Tours for Garden, Nature and Botany Enthusiasts]''' - (Australia)


==General Interest Botanical links==
'''[http://anpsa.org.au/ 	  Australian Native Plants Society (ANSPA)]'''

'''[http://www.wcmc.org.uk 	  World Conservation Monitoring Centre]'''

'''[http://flrec.ifas.ufl.edu/palm_prod/palm_production.shtml 	  Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center (Fort Lauderdale REC)]'''

'''[http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/ 	  Lyon Arboretum]''' at the University of Hawaii

'''[http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu 	  Texas A&M University Horticulture Department]'''

==General Interest Gardening links==

===Australia===
'''[http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/   Burkes Backyard]'''

'''[http://www.au.gardenweb.com   The Garden Web]'''

'''[http://www.acs.edu.au/hort/   Australian Gardening and Horticulture]'''