Roystonea

Roystonea is a genus of eleven species of monoecious palms, native to the Neotropics, in the Caribbean, the adjacent coasts of Florida in the United States, Mexico, Central America and northern South America. Commonly known as the royal palms, the genus was named after Roy Stone, a U.S. Army engineer. It contains some of the most recognizable and commonly cultivated palms of tropical and subtropical regions.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae

Native toBahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf

Observations recorded3,728

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 91
With media: 28
Family: Arecaceae
Collections: UJAT, INECOL, NY, US, MWCF, PAC
Recorded in: Mexico, United States, Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, Panama, French Guiana, Bahamas

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