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Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F. Cook

Synonym: Oreodoxa regia Kunth, Roystonea regia var. Hondurensis P.H. Allen

ARECACEAE

Local Names : Bottle palm, Royal palm.

Flowering Period : Throughout the year.

Distribution : Native of Central and South America.

Uses:   Ornamental, Avenue tree, Hedgre plant.

Exotic : Yes.

 Solitary palm; stem columnar, commonly bulging at middle and at base, outer surface smooth, dull grey in colour. Leaves spreading to all directions, leaflets arranged in 4 ranks. Inflorescence infrafoliar, enclosed in a tubular bract in the younger stages. Flower branches straight, slightly swollen at base, once or twice branched. Fruit globose, brown to dark purple when ripe.

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