Cuban Royal Palm
Roystonea regia
Also known as Bottle palm, Royal palm
About Cuban Royal Palm
Roystonea regia, commonly known as the royal palm, Cuban royal palm, or Florida royal palm, 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. Although it is sometimes called R. elata, the conserved name R. regia is now the correct name for the species. The royal palm reaches heights from 15–24 m (50–80 ft) tall. Populations in Cuba and Florida were long seen as separate species, but are now considered a single species. Widely planted as an ornamental, R. regia is also used for thatch, construction timber, and in some forms of traditional medicine.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Roystonea regia
- Genus
- Roystonea
- Family
- ARECACEAE
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Native to
- Cuba
- Distribution
- Cultivated in tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- റോയിസറ്റോണിയ റെജിയ, ക്യൂബൻ റോയൽ പാം, ഫ്ലോറിഡ റോയൽ പാം
Arecaceae
Palm family
Cuban Royal Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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