Cuban Royal Palm
Roystonea regia
Also known as Bottle Palm, Royal Palm
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- October-January
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cuban Royal Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- റോയിസറ്റോണിയ റെജിയ, ക്യൂബൻ റോയൽ പാം, ഫ്ലോറിഡ റോയൽ പാം
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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