Welcome to the International Palm Society web site - the Internet's comprehensive source of information on every aspect of growing palms. This web site includes extensive information on palm horticulture, including information about recent issues of the Palms Journal, gallery of images, links to other sites, and much more.

BIENNIAL 2010 - BRAZIL - Don't Miss this wonderful event April 17-23 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as well as the fabulous pre- and post-trips! Click here for the program. Or, click here to register (log in required).
Haga clic aquí para los detalles de la Bienal de 2010 en español.

GREAT GIFT IDEA! - Make someone really happy this holiday season with a International Palm Society Subscription. Click here to purchase your gift subscription.

NEW SEARCH FEATURE - Looking for all past articles on a particular topic? Interested in viewing article on Trachycarpus oreophilus? Looking for a particular article by a specific author? Now you can instantly access the information you are looking for with a couple of clicks with the new powerful search feature. Log in and select "Site Search" from the MEMBERS ONLY section.

NEW ONLINE PALM CLASSIFICATION - The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has launched a new site that classifies Palms in a Taxon Tree format. This is an excellent source of information. Click here for more information and a direct link.

MEMBERS WITH EXPIRATION DATE OF JANUARY 1- You should have received an invoice either by mail or email. If you have not yet renewed, please do so now.. Please pay your dues online by logging in with your account number and user name. Or download the pay by credit card form and fax it to 512.607-6468. (Mail to 6913 Poncha Pass, Austin, TX 78749). If you are not sure whether your membership has expired or have NOT received a dues notice, send an emal to info@palms.org.

Find great deals through this web site. Check out the advertising section where you can link directly to a variety of nurseries and companies selling palms, seeds and other items.

New Member feature - Online access to past copies of Palms. Log in, then click here - or select the online Palms for Members under PUBLICATIONS

Email addresses - Please update your profile with your latest email address so that we can send you important announcements and other information by email.

The new edition of the ground breaking Genera Palmarum - 750 pages - is a complete overhaul of the 1987 edition, and includes chapters on the structure of palms, pollen, cytology, chemistry, fossils, evolution, phylogeny, natural history and biogeography, and the classification based on the latest molecular evidence.

The book is available to IPS members for $99 - a 33% discount over the $150 cover price. If you are NOT an IPS member, we encourage you to join now in order to take advantage of this attractive price.

Click here to review the book online including images of sample pages.

Click here to order now.

Important Notice To Members - The new member section of the web site is now functional and a number of features will be added over the next few weeks. This section also allows members to:

1. View and update contact information
2. View you membership expiration date
3. Renew online faster and more efficiently.
4. Search the membership roster for other members.

To use this section you must first log in. Your login account number is New and is NOT the number that appears on your Palms cover sheet. Please go to the login section, or click here for more information about logging in or retrieving your account number.

About the IPS

To enjoy the features of this web site, we invite you to become an IPS member. Click here to join or renew now. If you are not an IPS member, you are of course still welcome to use and browse this web site. However, we hope you will join!