In the area dedicated to palms one can find "Chamaerops humilis", the only palm native to Sicily, and numerous exotic palms, in which the gardens are particularly blessed. Amongst both potted and fully cultivated specimens, one can count a good 34 genera and around 80 species. The genus "Washingtonia" is represented by "W. filifera", that flowered in Palermo for the first time ever, and by "W. robusta". In the genus "Phoenix", apart from the common date ("Phoenix dactylifera") there are also "P. rupicola, P. reclinata, P. canariensis, P. roebelenii and P. teophrastii". There are also many other genera: "Chamaedorea, Brahea, Sabal, Erythea, Livistona, Howea and Trachycarpus".