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Roystonea regia. Oenocarpus regius (Kunth) Spreng. Roystonea regia, commonly known as the royal palm, Cuban royal palm, or Florida royal palm, [4] is a species of palm native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Florida, and parts of Central America. A large and attractive palm, it has been planted throughout the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental tree.
Roystonea is a genus of eleven species of monoecious palms, native to the Neotropics, in the Caribbean, the adjacent coasts of Florida in the United States, Mexico, Central America and northern South America. [ 3][ 4][ 5] Commonly known as the royal palms, the genus was named after Roy Stone, a U.S. Army engineer.
Roystonea borinquena is a large palm which usually reaches a height of 12 to 18 metres (40 to 60 ft), but individuals 26.4 m (87 ft) have been recorded. [3] Stems are smooth and grey-brown to cinnamon-brown, [4] and range from 25–70 centimetres (10–28 in) in diameter. Leaves are 2.4–3.7 m (7.9–12.1 ft) long, with short petioles and leaf ...
Roystonea: royal palms; Roystonea elata: Florida royal palm Arecaceae (palm family) Roystonea regia: Cuban royal palm Arecaceae (palm family) Sabal: sabal palms; Sabal causiarum: Puerto Rican hat palm Arecaceae (palm family) Sabal palmetto: cabbage palmetto Arecaceae (palm family) 912 Sabal rosei: Llanos palmetto Arecaceae (palm family) Sabal ...
PS: I am presuming the Roystonea species of Royal Palm is Roystonea elata (?). Also, this looks interesting. I always like promoting local provenance trees :) Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:53, 30 May 2008 (UTC) Since there are inevitably different types of Royal Palms in the Everglades, I left the link for the family of Roystonea. They ...
Roystonea oleracea var. jenmanii (Waby) Zona. Roystonea oleracea, sometimes known as the Caribbean royal palm, [citation needed] palmiste, imperial palm[citation needed] or cabbage palm, is a species of palm which is native to the Lesser Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago. It is also reportedly naturalized in Guyana and on ...
Description. Roystonea altissima is a large palm which reaches heights of 20 metres (66 ft). Stems are grey-brown and range from 25.5–35 centimetres (10.0–13.8 in) in diameter. The upper portion of the stem is encircled by leaf sheaths, forming a green portion known as the crownshaft which is normally 1.4–1.6 m (4.6–5.2 ft) long.
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