Genus: Roystonea (royal palms)
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> Monocotyledons > Order: Arecales > Family:
Arecaceae
Six
species cultivated.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Roystonea borinquena (Puerto
Rico royal palm)
Native to Puerto Rico. |
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Roystonea elata (Florida royal
palm)
Native to Florida. |
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Roystonea hispaniolana (Royal
palm)
Native to Hispania. |
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Roystonea oleracea (Caribbee
royal palm)
Native to Trinidad and Barbados. |
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Roystonea regia (Cuban royal
palm)
Native to Cuba and Honduras. |
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Roystonea venezuelana (Venezuela
royal palm)
Native to Venezuela. |
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