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Roystonea regia
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Family:
ARECACEAE/PALMAE
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Citation: Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F. Cook, Science ser. 2, 12: 479. 1900.
Oreodoxa regia Kunth in HBK, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 305. 1816.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Bottle palm, Royal palm
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Description:
Solitary palm; stem columnar, commonly bulging at middle and at base, to 20 m long and about 70 cm in diameter at base, outer surface smooth, dull grey in colour. Leaves spreading to all directions, leaflets arranged in 4 ranks. Inflorescence infrafoliar, about 1 m long, enclosed in a tubular bract in the younger stages. Flower branches straight, slightly swollen at base, once or twice branched. Fruit globose, 1-1.3 cm in diameter, brown to dark purple when ripe.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as avenue palm
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Distribution:
Native of Central and South America
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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