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Astrocaryum is a genus of spiny palms native to Mexico, Trinidad, Central and South America; the sharp, flattened spines that cover the trunk can be up to 30 cm (12 inches) long. [2] The Caribbean species has solitary stems, 8 to 20 metres (26 to 66 ft) tall. There are about 36 species in the genus.
The gardens include a large system of waterfalls, streams and ponds, a museum dedicated to palms, and a display shade house. The project was started in 1995 on a former landfill and only opened to the public in 2014. [1] The valuable palm collection gathers about 600 species of palms and it is focused on the ones native to world islands.
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. It contains some of the most ...
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 oleracea is known as the palmiste in Trinidad and Tobago, the royal palm [8] or cabbage palm in Barbados [9] and chaguaramo or maparó in Venezuela. [8] In Colombia it is known as mapora in Spanish, mapórbot in Jitnu and mapoloboto in Sikuani. [15] It is also called the cabbage tree, palmetto royal, palmier franc and chou palmiste ...
Coccothrinax is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae. There are more than 50 species described in the genus, plus many synonyms and subspecies. A new species (Coccothrinax spirituana) was described as recently as 2017. [1] Many Coccothrinax produce thatch. In Spanish-speaking countries, guano is a common name applied to Coccothrinax palms.
Sabal causiarum is known as the hat palm or Puerto Rican hat palm [10] or "Puerto Rico palmetto" [3] [11] in English. In Spanish, along with Sabal domingensis , it is known as palma cana in the Dominican Republic , and palma de sombrero , yarey , [ 4 ] palma de escoba , [ 9 ] palma de abanico , or palma de cogollo [ 11 ] in Puerto Rico .
Thrinax radiata, [3] also known as the Florida thatch palm, [4] is a medium to slow growing palm in the family Arecaceae. It is native to many Caribbean islands, Mexico, Central America, and far southern Florida .