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Roystonea regia, commonly known as the royal palm, Cuban royal palm, or Florida royal palm, [4] 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.
Roystonea is placed in the subfamily Arecoideae and the tribe Roystoneae, [8] which only contains Roystonea. [9] The placement of Roystonea within the Arecoideae is uncertain; a phylogeny based on plastid DNA failed to resolve the position of the genus within the Arecoideae. [10] As of 2008, there appear to be no molecular phylogenetic studies ...
Roystonea regia. Roystonea is a genus of pinnate-leaved palms which range from south Florida and Mexico south to Venezuela. Seven species are endemic to the Greater Antilles and the Virgin Islands - four of these are Cuban endemics.
Roystonea regia. Prior to European settlement, the Caribbean was dominated by forested ecosystems. The insular Caribbean has been considered a biodiversity hotspot. [1] Although species diversity is lower than on mainland systems, endemism is high. Species diversity is highest and endemism is lowest in Trinidad, which has a predominantly ...
Roystonea regia; S. Roystonea stellata; V. Roystonea violacea This page was last edited on 10 July 2019, at 04:29 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
The Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge is a 45,348-acre (183.52 km 2) national wildlife refuge (NWR) located in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. The refuge is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from a headquarters located in McBee, South Carolina. The refuge is served by U.S. Highway 1, which passes through it. [2]
This category contains articles related to the native trees of Central America. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic.
The leaf bases of some pinnate leaved palms (most notable being Roystonea regia or the royal palm but also including the genera Areca, Wodyetia and Pinanga) form a sheath at the top of the trunk surrounding the bud where all the subsequent leaves are formed.