Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Arecaceae | Genus: Roystonea | Species:
Roystonea regia (Kunth)
O.F.Cook
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Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Euterpe jenmanii C.H.Wright, Oreodoxa regia Kunth, Palma elata W.Bartram | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Bottle Palm, Cuban Royal Palm, Royal Palm | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Bottle Palm, Cuban Royal Palm, Royal Palm | Flowering Period | Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec | |
| Altitude | Up to 800m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits violet-purple, smooth, ovate, bears a single light brown, thin seed embedded in brown fibrous flesh. |
| Habitat | Primarily valued as an ornamental tree | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native of South Florida, Use as ornamental palm across the world. | Bark Details | The crownshaft looks really smooth green. The trunk of the Royal Palm is swollen at the base. It constricts about halfway up and then bulges again just below the crownshaft creating a dramatic profile. The trunk is a smooth light gray that looks as if it had been cast from concrete. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 6, Sector 9, Sector 19, Sector 22, Sector 32, Sector 34, Sector 38 | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Tree up to 25 m, bark smooth light gray. Leaves segments inserted (pinnate) on rachis in several ranks at divergent angles, leaf appearing like feather. Inflorescences panicle. Flowers white. Fruits ripening from green through red to purplish black at maturity. | Leaf Details | Leaves segments inserted (pinnate) on rachis in several ranks at divergent angles, leaf appearing like feather. |
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