Additional information sources

Palm Journals And Newsletters

• Boletin Pejibaye. Two times per year, 1989-. Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, San José, Costa Rica. (peach palm)

• Burotrop Bulletin. Three times per year, 1991-. French and English editions. BuroTrop, 17, rue de la Tour, 75016 Paris, France. (coconut and African oil palm)

• Cocoinfo International. Two times per year, 1994-. Asian and Pacific Coconut Community, P.O. Box 1343, Jakarta, Indonesia.

• Cocomunity Newsletter. Two times per month, 1971-. Asian and Pacific Coconut Community, P.O. Box 1343, Jakarta, Indonesia.

• Cocos. Journal of the Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka. One time per year, 1983-. Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka, Lunuwila, Sri Lanka.

• Cord. Coconut Research and Development. Two times per year, 1985-. Asian and Pacific Coconut Community, P.O. Box 1343, Jakarta, Indonesia.

• The Date Palm Journal. Two times per year, 1981-1987. FAO Regional Project for Palm & Dates Research Centre, P.O. Box 10085, Karradah Al-Sharkiyah, Baghdad, Iraq.

• Elaeis. The International Journal of Oil Palm Research and Development. Two times per year, 1989-. Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia (PORIM), P.O. Box 10620, 50720 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (African oil palm)

• Inbar Newsletter. Four times per year, 1993-. International Network for Bamboo and Rattan, 17 Jor Bagh, New Delhi 110003 India.

• Mooreana. Journal of the Palmetum. Three times per year, 1991-. Townsville City Council, P.O. Box 1268, Townsville Qld 4810 Australia.

• Nigerian Journal of Palms and Oil Seeds. Irregular, 1953-. Nigerian Institute of Oil Palm Research, P.M.B. 1030, Benin City, Nigeria. (African oil palm and coconut)

• The Palm Enthusiast. Three times per year, 1984-. The South African Palm Society, 30 Charbury Road, Lynnwood Manor 0081 South Africa.

• The Palm Journal. Six times per year, 1993-. The Southern California Chapter, International Palm Society, 1601 Via Sage, San Clemente CA 92673 USA.

• Palmas. Four times per year, 1980-. Federación Nacional de Cultivadores de Palma Africana, A.A. 13772, Bogotá, Colombia. (African oil palm)

• Palms & Cycads. Magazine of the Palm & Cycad Societies of Australia. Four times per year, 1984-. PACSOA, P.O. Box 1134, Milton, Qld 4064 Australia.

• Palmwood News. Occasional, 1995-. Protrade/GTZ, P.O. Box 5180, D-65726 Eschborn, Germany.

• The Philippine Journal of Coconut Studies. Two times per year, 1976-. Philippine Coconut Research & Development Foundation, Inc., PCRDF Bldg., Pearl Drive cor. Lourdes St., Ortigas Complex, 1600 Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines.

• Principes. Journal of the International Palm Society. Four times per year, 1956-. The International Palm Society, P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence KS 66044-8897 USA.

• Ric Bulletin. Four times per year, 1982-1993. Rattan Information Centre, Forest Research Institute, Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia.

• Sago Communication. Three times per year, 1990-. In Japanese and English. Tsukuba Sago Fund, 791-27 Inaoka, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 Japan. (sago palm)

Palm Videos

• Coconut. The Asian and Pacific Coconut Community, P.O. Box 1343, Jakarta 10013, Indonesia. Series of six videos (VHS-PAL format) with the following titles:

• Wealth Under the Tree of Life. Promotes advantages of mixed farming systems including coconut. 25 minutes. 1991.

• Cash in Shell. Overview of coconut shell products. 25 minutes. 1992.

• Coir the Versatile Fibre. Coir fiber and its products. 25 minutes. 1992.

• Copra Making and Coconut Oil Manufacture. Descriptions of copra making and small-scale oil milling. 25 minutes. 1992.

• Coconut Culture. General information on coconut growing. 20 minutes. 1994.

• Coconut Pests. Coconut pests and methods of control. 25 minutes. 1995.

• Date. Coachella Valley Historical Society, 82-616 Miles Avenue, Indio CA 92202 USA.

• Date Palm: The Tree of Life. Story of date cultivation in Southern California. 13 minutes. 1990. NTSC format.

• Malaysia. PACSOA, P.O. Box 1134, Milton, Qld 4064, Australia.

• Rare Palms in Malaysia. Major Malaysian palms in habitat, especially Johannesteijsmannia spp. 26 minutes. 1990- VHS-PAL or NTSC formats available.

• Rattan. IDRC, P.O. Box 8500, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 3H9, Canada.

• Rattan in Asia. Rattan use, processing and research. 18 minutes. 1989. VHS-PAL or NTSC formats available.

• Asian and Pacific Coconut Community

Home page: <HTTP:WWW.IDRC.ORG.SG/PAN/APCC>
E-mail: <APCC@INDO.NED.ID>

Objectives, services and publications of this intergovernmental
commodity organization.

• Growing Hardy Palms

Home page: <HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/THETROPICS/1811>
E-mail (Leonard Holmes): <LGHOLL@FACSTAFF.WM.EDU>

Information on growth of cold-hardy palms including sources of planting material.

• The Hardiest Palm

Home page:
<HTTP://WWW.LIBERTYNET.ORG/~BGMAP/HARDIPLM.htm>
E-mail: <71231.3252@COMPUSERVE.COM>

Cultivation information on frost-hardy palm species.

• The International Palm Society

Home page: <HTTP://WWW.PALMS.ORG>
E-mail (Jim Cain, President): <PALM.DUDE@GENIE.COM>

General information on the society, which has as its objective the study of
palms and the dissemination of information about them.

• International Network for Bamboo and Rattan

Home page: <HTTP//WWW.IDRC.ORG.SG/INBAR/GENDESC.htm>
E-mail: <INBAR@IDRC.CA>

Objectives, services and staff of this research and development organization.

• Palm & Cycad Societies of Australia

E-mail: <PACSOA1@OZEMAIL.COM.AU>

General information on the societies, which have as their objectives to promote
propagation and cultivation of palms and cycads, education and dissemination
of knowledge, scientific study and conservation of endangered species in the wild.

• Palmeiras

Home page: <HTTP://WWW.CIAGRI.USP.BR/TRILHAS/PALMEIRAS.htm>

Information on native and exotic palms grown in Brazil (in Portuguese)

• Palms

Home page:
<HTTP://HAMMOCK.IFAS.UFL.EDU/TXT/FAIRS/MG/19949.htm>

Information on growing palms from the Florida Agricultural Information
Retrieval System

• Palms for the Sunshine Coast

Home page:
<HTTP://PEG.APC.ORG/~FUTURECOM/AASUNZINE/PALMS.HTM>
E-mail: <LIVINGONLINE@PEG.APC.ORG>

Cultivation information on palms suitable for the Queensland Coast, Australia.

• Palms of the World

Home page: <HTTP://WWW.PE.NET/~MAXSON>
E-mail (Mike Maxson): <M.MAXSON3@GENIE.COM>

Information on selected palms, sources of planting material and publications.

• PORIM (Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia)

Home page: <HTTP://PORIM.GOV.MY/HOMEPAGE96>

Information on all aspects of the African oil palm industry in Malaysia
and other countries.