Palm

The palm tree was a type of tree found various places in Faerûn.

Beetle
The beetle palm could be found growing in the midwood area of the forest of Cormanthor. They could grow to over 100 ft (30 m) tall but averaged about 70 ft (21 m) and took their name from their smooth, black bark, which resembled a beetle's shell. The wood was oily and burned easily, with less smoke than other woods. When freshly cut, the wood was a lackluster brown that lightened to a warm tan as it dried. Beetle palm wood was strong but became brittle as it aged and had a tendency to break under stress into segments from 2 to 3 ft (60 to 90 cm) long so it was not usually chosen as a construction material.

The fronds of the beetle palm grew in clusters and were thin, jagged, and sometimes mistaken for branches instead of leaves. Once a year the tree produced about a dozen plum-sized nuts that grew at the base of the fronds. They had a soft outer flesh that covered a smooth, black nut that had a bitter taste. The nuts usually dropped to the forest floor after the first snow of winter. The wood of the beetle palm had no magical properties, but the nuts were an exceptionally good substitute for the material component of the goodberry spell.