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Roystonea
regia (Kunth) O.F. Cook
Synonym : Oreodoxa regia Kunth
Family
: Arecaceae
Local Names
: Royal palm, Bottle palm
Flowering
and fruiting period:
Throughout the year
Distribution: Native of Central
and South America
Habitat: Grown as avenue palm
IUCN
status:
Data Deficient
Endemic: No
Uses: Ornamental, avenue
plant
Key
Characters:
Bottle palms are 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.
