Palm Leaves and Sky
by Allan Van Gasbeck
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Palm Leaves and Sky
Artist
Allan Van Gasbeck
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Digital Photography & Digital Art By Allan C. Van Gasbeck
Description
This photograph was captured on a beach midway between Cancun and Playa Del Carmen at Puerto Morelos, Mexico. The view of this coconut palm was looking directly overhead. The Arecaceae are a botanical family of perennial lianas, shrubs, and trees commonly known as palm trees. (Due to historical usage, the family is alternatively called Palmae or Palmaceae.)[3] They are flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. Roughly 202 genera with around 2600 species are currently known, most of them restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates. Most palms are distinguished by their large, compound, evergreen leaves arranged at the top of an unbranched stem. Palms are among the best known and most extensively cultivated plant families. They have been important to humans throughout much of history. Many common products and foods are derived from palms, and palms are also widely used in landscaping for their exotic appearance, making them one of the most economically important plants. In many historical cultures, palms were symbols for such ideas as victory, peace, and fertility.
Featured in the FAA group Black and White Photography.
Featured in the FAA group The Grayscale Outdoors.
Featured in the FAA group Peace and Simplicity Outdoors.
Copyright Allan C. Van Gasbeck, 2015 to the present. All Rights Reserved.
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March 2nd, 2015
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