As recorded for Cuban Royal Palm
Roystonea regia
Cuban Royal Palm റോയിസറ്റോണിയ റെജിയ
Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓
Also known as Bottle Palm, Royal Palm
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- October-January
Cuban Royal Palm in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Malayalam | റോയിസറ്റോണിയ റെജിയ · ക്യൂബൻ റോയൽ പാം · ഫ്ലോറിഡ റോയൽ പാം | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Malayalam
- റോയിസറ്റോണിയ റെജിയ, ക്യൂബൻ റോയൽ പാം, ഫ്ലോറിഡ റോയൽ പാം
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP records it as introduced in Assam Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. Florida, NC. & SE. Mexico to C. America, Caribbean.
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- Rajasthan →Gujarat →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Cuban Royal Palm
Identify Cuban Royal Palm by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a palm (columnar) habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Tall smooth grey trunk with a prominent green crownshaft.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Arecaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Cuban Royal Palm.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Roystonea regia
- Genus
- Roystonea
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Native to
- Cuba
- Distribution
- Cultivated in tropics
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Delhi, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cuban Royal Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“The flowers are white with pinkish anthers.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cuban Royal Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Cuban Royal Palm
Cuban Royal Palm (Roystonea regia) is a single-stemmed palm in the Arecaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and 7 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from October to January.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten, long used in traditional medicine and cut for timber and furniture. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Arecaceae
Palm family
Cuban Royal Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
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