Scientific Name :
Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F.Cook
Synonym :
Oreodoxa regia Kunth
Palma elata W.Bartram
Common Name : Cuban Royal palm, Bottle palm, Royal palm
Plant Family : Arecaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : March to October
Flower Colour : Yellowish green
Description : Height: Upto 20 m
Stem: Grey, whitish, erect, swollen irregulary in apical part of the stem, concentric ring marks in grey part of the stem, upper part green smooth and green
Leaves: Large leaves, arising from apex of stem or crown shaft as a crown of leaves, pinnate leaves, leaflets narrowing towards the apex, rachis rigid and hard
Flowers: Male flowers smaller and female flowers larger, yellowish green
Inflorescence: Spadix inflorescence, 3 to 4 inflorescence arise from base of the crown shaft,
Peduncle swollen and thick at base and branched into many branchlets
Fruits: Nut, globose, stalked clusters of fruits
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : HN, TL
Distribution Range : S. Florida, N. Central & SE. Mexico to Central America, Caribbean
Uses : It is used as timber, help in treating the nervous system and mental health
Also used as an aid to treat the digestion.
