David Noton / Palm trees line the beach at Pigeon Point, Tobago

Shane P. White / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) tree on beach, Port Olry, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

Shane P. White / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) tree on coast, Aimbuei Bay, Aore Island, Vanuatu

Norbert Wu / Palm (Arecaceae) trees on tropical island, Papua New Guinea

Chien Lee / Travellers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) trees on hillside, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar

Ingo Arndt / Floodplain with Pandanus palms under storm clouds, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, December 2010

Chien Lee / Fan Palm (Licuala sp) trees in lowland rainforest, Nimbokrang, New Guinea, Indonesia

Floris van Breugel / Young California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera) in sunshine among older palms in a remote oasis in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA March

Juan Carlos Munoz / Palm tree branch dipping towards water, Puerto Jimenez, Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Gabriel Rojo / Yatay palm / jelly palm (Batia yatay) trees silhouetted at sunset, El Palmar National Park, Entre Rios Province, Argentina

Nick Garbutt / Zebu Cattle (Bos primigenius indicus), Los Llanos, Colombia, South America.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Masked weaverbird (Ploceus velatus) nests in palm tree, Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa, September 2012.

Willem Kolvoort / View of Byoutier. a very small island in the Seychelles with a pristine beach. Byoutier, Seychelles March 2005

Jabruson / Old abandoned Oil Palm trees (Elaeis guineensis), on the edge of plantation limits, at the edge of Korup National Park, South West Cameroon.

Michael Pitts,Michael Pitts / Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) with the moon rising, Tobago, Caribbean.

Inaki Relanzon,Inaki Relanzon / Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) at night, Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA, June 2012.

Tim Fitzharris / Palm trees on coast, Bacuit Bay near El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

Christophe Courteau / Hamadryas Baboon {Papio hamadryas} climbing palm tree in order to feed on nuts. Awash NP, Ethiopia

Konrad Wothe / Tuaregs under date Palm at Mandara Lakes, oasis Um el Ma, Libyan desert, Libya, Sahara, North Africa, December 2007. No release available.

Konrad Wothe / Fan Palms (Licuala ramsayi) in rainforest, Daintree National Park, North Queensland, Australia, October

Konrad Wothe / Fan Palms (Licuala ramsayi) in rainforest, Daintree National Park, North Queensland, Australia, October

Konrad Wothe / Looking up through the canopy of Fan Palms (Licuala ramsayi) in rainforest, Daintree National Park, North Queensland, Australia

Juergen Freund / Moromaho Island is home to thousands of Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera). Twice a year farmers come to this island to harvest copra, the meat of the coconut, which is the source of coconut oil. Wakatobi...

Juergen Freund / Silhouette of karst limestone outcrop and Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera) of Entalula Island at sunset. El Nido, Northern Palawan, May 2009.

Juergen Freund / Newly harvested Mangrove timber getting cleaned in the sea. The red bark has been taken off causing an orange red tint in the shallow water. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) roots getting washed out of the sand due to constant tide changes and erosion. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010

Juergen Freund / Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) roots getting washed out of the sand due to constant tide changes and erosion. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010

Jouan & Rius / Palm trees (Licuala valida) in swamp forest, Lambir NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Jouan & Rius / View up through Palm trees in swamp forest, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Angelo Gandolfi / Aerial view of people kayaking on the river Megalos Potamos, between the endemic Cretan palm trees (Phoenix theophrasti) Crete, Greece

Tim Laman / Dog walking along bridge walkway, and homes in Waifoy Village, Mayalibit Bay, Waigeo Island, West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Rocks near the palm beach in Vai, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / The palm beach in Vai, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / The palm beach in Vai, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Date palm {Phoenix dactylifera} looking up at the ripening dates, Muscat, Oman

Jouan & Rius / Palm trees at sunset, Ilakaka tableland, Madagascar

Juergen Freund / Looking up through the fronds of Licuala fan palms {Licuala ramsayi} endemic to the tropical rainforest of North Queensland, Daintree NP, Australia

Juergen Freund / Looking up through the fronds of Licuala fan palms {Licuala ramsayi} endemic to the tropical rainforest of North Queensland, Daintree NP, Australia

Kirkendall-Spring / California Fan Palm trees {Washingtonia} in Mary's Grove, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA

Kirkendall-Spring / California Fan Palm trees {Washingtonia} with the sun shining through the top leaves, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA

Michael Pitts / Aerial view of island with Coconut palm trees, San Blas Islands, Caribbean coast, Panama 2006

Rolf Nussbaumer / Palm trees silhouetted by water at sunset, Texas, USA

Staffan Widstrand / Palm tree shadow on beach nd sea shore, Tobago, Caribbean.

Doug Perrine / Coconut / Robber crab climbing palm tree {Birgus latro} Palau, Micronesia

Doug Perrine / Palm trees on Samana bay, Dominican republic, Caribbean

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Moriche palm trees beside Sandoval Lake, Madre de Dios, Peru

Jose B. Ruiz / Canary island date palm {Phoenix canariensis} La Gomera, Canary islands

Doug Perrine / View from sea of beach and fringing forest and palm trees, Rock Islands, Palau, Micronesia

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Moriche palm trees {Mauritia flexuosa} beside Sandoval Lake, Madre de Dios, Peru

Doug Perrine / Palm trees growing on Half Moon Cay, Belize

Doug Perrine / Huts amongst palm trees on coast, Tobi Island, Palau, Micronesia

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Motacu palm tree {Attalea phalerata} Beni dept, Bolivia

Gabriel Rojo / Palm trees {Syagrus yatay} El Palmar National Park, Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Palm trees {Syagrus yatay} El Palmar Ntional Park, Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Deforestation of palm forest {Syagrus yatay} Entre Rios province, Argentina

Doug Perrine / Palm trees on Samana Bay, Dominican republic, Caribbean

Gerry Ellis / Palm trees growing out of sand in oasis, Oasis Dakhia, Sahara Desert, Egypt

Gavin Hellier / Anse Severe Beach and Palm Tree at sunset, La Digue Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

David Noton / Sunset beneath palm trees, Pigeon Point, Tobago, Caribbean

David Noton / Vertical panoramic of tropical palm tree silhouette, Moorea Tahiti, French Polynesia South Pacific twilight

Konrad Wothe / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) trees and beach overlooking lagoon, Dominican Republic

Konrad Wothe / Coral reef in lagoon surrounded by white sand beaches and palm trees, Rani Island, Irian Jaya, Indonesia

Gerry Ellis / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) trees silhouetted at sunrise, St Vincent Island, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Tim Fitzharris / Everglades and palm trees, Fakahatchee State Preserve, Florida

Konrad Wothe / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) trees and beach, Dominican Republic

Konrad Wothe / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) trees and beach, Dominican Republic

Konrad Wothe / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) trees and beach, Dominican Republic

Tui De Roy / Woka Palm (Livingstonia rotundifolia) and buttress in lowland rainforest understory, Tangkoko-Dua Saudara Nature Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Palm trees and water flowing on beach on Palmyra Atoll, a wet, equatorial atoll with fringing reefs, native forests and abundant seabirds, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, US Line Islands

Tony Phelps / White lipped palm viper in tree {Trimeresurus albolabris} Thailand

Toby Sinclair / Coconut palm tree on beach {Cocos nucifera} Lakshadweep, Laccadive islands, Indian ocean

Juergen Freund / Coconut floating on water, Indo-pacific. Split-level. Dispersal of seed.

David Noton / Pigeon Point beach, Tobago

David Noton / Coconut on beach at Pigeon Point, Tobago

Jabruson / African palm civet (Nandinia binotata). Ituri reserve, Epulu, DR Congo (formerly Zaire), Central Africa

Pete Oxford / Coconut palm trees and granite outcrop. Sourse d'Argent beach, Las Digue, Seychelles.

David Noton / Idyllic beach landscape with pam trees and gentle waves, Pigeon Point, Tobago, Caribbean

Gavin Hellier / Anse Severe Beach and Palm Tree, La Digue Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Gavin Hellier / Anse Source d'Argent Beach, La Digue Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Juergen Freund / Rest house for fishermen on beach, Pamilacan Is, Philippines

Gavin Hellier / Anse source d'Argent Beach, La Digue Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Gavin Hellier / Anse Source d'Argent Beach, La Digue Island Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Gavin Hellier / Anse Source d'Argent Beach with granite boulders, La Digue Island Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Gavin Hellier / Anse Source d'Argent Beach with granite boulders, La Digue Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

John Downer / Pigtail macaque {Macaca nemestrina} trained to climb palm trees to collect coconuts Ko Samui, Thailand

Nick Gordon / Yellow ridged toucan eating acai palm fruit. Amazonia, Brazil South America

Gerry Ellis / Rainforest tree being logged to clear area for oil palm plantation, western Cameroon

Sergio Hanquet / Canary island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) trees charred and killed by forest fire. Valle Gran Rey, La Gomera, Tenerife, Canary Islands. 2012.

Sergio Hanquet / Canary island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) trees charred by forest fire. Valle Gran Rey, La Gomera, Tenerife, Canary Islands. 2012.

Gabriel Rojo / Palm trees with milky way in night sky. Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Jack Dykinga / Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) and Mojave yuccas (Yucca schidigera) are drapped by a heavy blanket of snow. California. Mojave Natural Preserve, Mojave Desert, Cima Dome Joshua tree forest in late s...

Jack Dykinga / Cima Dome Joshua tree forest in a late-season blizzard. Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) and Mojave yuccas (Yucca schidigera) covered in a heavy blanket of snow. Mojave Natural Preserve, Mojave Desert,...

Jack Dykinga / Cima Dome Joshua tree forest in a late-season blizzard. Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) and Mojave yuccas (Yucca schidigera) covered in a heavy blanket of snow. Mojave Natural Preserve, Mojave Desert,...

Jack Dykinga / Cima Dome Joshua tree forest in a late-season blizzard. Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) and Mojave yuccas (Yucca schidigera) covered in a heavy blanket of snow. Mojave Natural Preserve, Mojave Desert,...

Jack Dykinga / Cima Dome Joshua tree forest in a late-season blizzard. Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) and Mojave yuccas (Yucca schidigera) covered in a heavy blanket of snow. Mojave Natural Preserve, Mojave Desert,...