In the northern Sahel, thorny shrubs and acacia trees grow wild, while date palms, cereals, and garden crops are raised in scattered oases.

Their bodies are covered by coarse black hair, except for the face, fingers, toes, palms of the hands and soles of the feet.

For example, in the Zagros Mountains in northeastern Iraq there is permanent vegetation, such as oak trees, and date palms are found in the south.

The top of the hill and the whole of the south and east sides are covered with enormous pines whose dark green is enhanced by a pleasant foreground of cabbage palms and banana trees, and I also observed a low bush among them the fruit of which resembles our red currants but is much larger and hangs in purple and red clusters that help to give the whole a gay appearance.

He says that " the female date-trees or palms do not bear fruit unless the branches of the male and female plants are mixed together ; or, as is generally done, unless the dust found in the male sheath or male flowers is sprinkled over the female flowers ".

The palms are saved in many churches to be burned the following year as the source of ashes used in Ash Wednesday services.

In many Protestant churches, children are given palms, and then walk in procession around the inside of the church while the adults remain seated.

In Syro-Malabar Catholic Church's palm leaves are blessed during Palm Sunday ceremony and a Procession will take place holding the palms.

The hands are partially open, the fingers are relaxed, and the palms are facing naturally forward, down, and slightly towards each other.

Acropustulosis, or blisters and pustules on the palms and soles of the feet, are characteristic symptoms of scabies in infants.

In India, it is common to see the greeting (" Namaste " or " Sat Sri Akal " for Sikhs ) where the two hands ( palms ) are pressed together and held near the heart with the head gently bowed.

Coconut palms are believed to be largely cross-pollinated, although some dwarf varieties are self-pollinating.

Coconut palms require warm conditions for successful growth, and are intolerant of cold weather.

The mallets are held between the thumb and index finger of each hand, with the remaining three fingers of each hand pressing the shafts into the down-facing palms.

The mallets are again held between the thumb and index fingers and controlled with the remaining three fingers, but the palms are held vertically, facing inward towards each other.

Often the branches are grasped palms down.

Inhabited islands have small groves of banana, papaya, drumstick and citrus trees by the homesteads, while breadfruit trees and coconut palms are grown in available patches of land.

The sago cycad is also commonly known ( confusingly ) as the sago palm, although this is a misnomer as cycads are not palms.

The palms are cut down when they are about 15 years old, just before they are ready to flower.

The dense forests of West Africa contain, in addition to a great variety of hardwoods, two palms, Elaeis guincensis ( oil palm ) and Raphia vinifera ( bamboo palm ), not found, generally speaking, in the savanna regions.

Hair grows everywhere on the external body except for mucous membranes and glabrous skin, such as that found on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, and on the lips.

Sago palms are typically found in areas unsuited for other forms of agriculture, so sago cultivation is often the most ecologically appropriate form of land-use and the nutritional deficiencies of the food can often be compensated for with other readily available foods.

Species such as fan palms, kalumbaru gums and paperbarks are also found along the watercourses.

Paperbarks, river red gums, figs, ferns, pandanus and cabbage palms are found along the creek and river banks.

Areca is a genus of about 50 species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from China and India, across the Malay Archipelago, to the Solomon Islands.

Sweating is an essential function that helps the body stay cool and is commonly found under the arms, on the feet, and on the palms of the hands.

The main populations of coco-de-mer palms are found within the Praslin and Curieuse National Parks, and the trade in nuts is controlled by the Coco-de-mer ( Management ) Decree of 1995.

They inhabit, amongst others, coconut palms and banana trees, but can also be found near human settlements, in gardens, on fences, houses and huts.

Phelsuma andamanense inhabits lowlands where is typically found in domestic gardens on coconut palms, screw pines, banana trees and on sisal plants.

This species is typically found on coconut palms and banana trees.

This species is typically found on coconut palms and banana trees.

P. cepediana is mainly found on bushes and trees such as coconut palms, traveler's palms, banana trees and papayas.

P. flavigularis is found on banana trees and palms.

P. guentheri is often found on palms like bottle palms, fan palms ( Latania loddigesii ) and pandanus.

It is found on banana trees, palms and flowering bushes.

It is found on banana trees, palms, flowering bushes and on human dwellings.

It is found on traveler palms and other palm trees.

Phelsuma serraticauda is largely restricted to coconut palms yet can also be found on banana trees.

Phelsuma v-nigra anjouanensis is found on agave bushes, banana trees, palms, human dwellings and even on the ground.

Other palms growing close to the common include Trachycarpus fortunei, ( Ladies Mile, Rock Gardens & Rose Garden ), Chamaerops humilis ( in front of the Pyramids Centre ), Butia capitata ( in Burguoyne Gardens ) and Brahea armata, ( Canoe Lake & D-Day Island ).

The part of the Riviera di Ponente centred on Savona, is called the " Riviera delle Palme " ( the Riviera of palms ); the part centered on Sanremo, is the " Riviera dei Fiori ", after the long-established flower growing industry.

* Windmill Palm ( Trachycarpus fortunei, T. takil )-the best known cold-hardy palms, these tough species are native to the Himalaya and east to central China, where although not growing so far north ( to about 31 ° N ) as the Needle Palm, they do grow at high altitudes where temperatures are cool.

* Washingtonia palms ( Washingtonia filifera, W. robusta )-These palms are native to southern California and northwest Mexico, growing as high as 30 m in their native habitat.

The oaks on the plaque represent England, his native land ; the palms are for India, scene of his life ’ s work and, after his retirement, his passion for growing roses is also commemorated.

Açaí palms are tall, slender palms growing to 15 – 30 meters, with pinnate leaves up to 3 meters long.

The oases ' traditional economic basis was agriculture, notably growing date palms and grain.

The island has only grasses growing on it, though there was once an unsuccessful attempt to plant palms on the island.

Thought to contain only one species, in 1994 it was recognized to have two ; P. elata and P. filaris, both of which are among the fastest growing palms.

They are engaged in growing coconut palms ( Cocos nucifera ).

But over the next few days, Richard becomes increasingly sick and fatigued, and soon he finds himself growing hair on parts of his body ( the palms of his hands, etc.

However, their main source of income — and their most valuable possession — were the groves of date palms growing in the fertile silt on the river banks.

Aiphanes is a genus of spiny palms ranging from tall subcanopy trees to small shrubs with subterranean stems growing in the forest understorey.

They are tall palms, capable of growing up to 30 m high.