Types Of Palm Trees Plant / Earth Sky Water Palms Cycads Of The American Southeast Posters : Nypa fruticans, commonly known as the nipa palm (or simply nipa) or mangrove palm, is a species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine habitats of the indian and pacific oceans.it is the only palm considered adapted to the mangrove biome.the genus nypa and the subfamily nypoideae are monotypic taxa because this species is their only member.