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Roystonea regia
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species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Roystonea regia, commonly known as the Cuban Royal Palm or Royal Palm, is a species of plant in the family Arecaceae. It belongs to the genus Roystonea and is classified within the order Arecales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The taxon was described by (Kunth) O. F. Cook.
The species has a native range that includes the Bahamas, Belize, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Honduras, and parts of Mexico. It has also been introduced to Assam, El Salvador, the Leeward Islands, Panama, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad and Tobago. Additionally, records indicate its presence in Fujian and Guangdong.
Roystonea regia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, a status assigned in 2021. The plant produces white flowers and has uses as fodder.
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Species
Least ConcernCuban royal palm
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderArecales
- FamilyArecaceae
Königspalme Herabgefallenes Blatt der Roystonea regia Die Königspalme (Roystonea regia) ist eine in der Karibik heimische Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Palmengewächse (Arecaceae). Sie ist in tropischen und subtropischen Gebieten eine weit verbreitete Zierpflanze.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 263
- With media
- 141
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Collections
- CICY, CIHS-UAC, CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, INECOL, IBUNAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview
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. The fruit is eaten by birds and bats (which disperse the seeds) and fed to livestock. Its flowers are visited by birds and bats, and it serves as a roosting site and food source for a variety of animals. Roystonea regia is the national tree of Cuba, and has a religious role both in Santería and Christianity, where it is used in Palm Sunday observances.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roystonea regia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.