Abstract:

More than 400 species of palms have been introduced and cultivated in Xiamen Botanical Garden during the past 43 years.The factors affecting palms introduction were studied in the paper,according to longitude,latitude,elevation,organism habits,suitability and planting time of 56 species,by the methods of correlation analysis,path analysis and determination coefficient analysis.The results showed that;1)Latitude,elevation and planting time were 3 key ecological factors affecting introduction of palms in Xiamen.2)The palm plants distributed between 20～44° north and south latitude,and seeds introduced from area with high elevation were easy to obtain success.3)It was good time from March to September to plant the introduced palms.4)The longitude of original habitat and the suitability to coastal or interior were the factors less affecting the result of introduction of the ornamental-palm plants in Xiamen.

Key words: Palmae, ornamental plant, introduction