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Royal palm
Roystonea regia
About
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.
- Family
- Arecaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Roystonea regia
- Slug
- roystonea-regia
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Roystonea
- Species
- regia
- Wikidata QID
- Q1069046
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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