Scientific or common name:

Roystonea elata (Bartram) F. Harper

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ARECACEAE - Palm family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Name: Roystonea elata (Bartram) F. Harper
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Florida royal palm
English name: Cuban royal palm
English name: Florida royal palm
Spanish name: palma real
French name: palmier royal
German name: Königspalme

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Grown habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Palma elata Bartram
= Roystonea floridana O.F. Cook
= Roystonea regia auct. non (Kunth) O.F. Cook

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Arecidae
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Roystonea
Species:

1) Roystonea borinquena O.F. Cook 2) Roystonea elata (Bartram) F. Harper 3) Roystonea floridana O.F. Cook 4) Roystonea regia auct. non (Kunth) O.F. Cook

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (Florida), USA+ (PR, VI)


Map for Roystonea elata (Bartram) F. Harper
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Arecaceae)
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1) Acoelorrhaphe (palm) 2) Acrocomia 3) Aeria (gaussia) 4) Aiphanes 5) Archontophoenix 6) Areca (areca palm) 7) Arecastrum (arecastrum palm) 8) Arenga (arenga palm) 9) Attalea (attalea palm) 10) Bactris (bactris palm) 11) Borassus (borassus palm) 12) Brahea (serenoa) 13) Butia 14) Calamus 15) Calyptrogyne (manac) 16) Calyptronoma (manac) 17) Caryota (fishtail palm) 18) Ceroxylon (ceroxylon palm) 19) Chamaedorea 20) Chamaephoenix (pseudophoenix) 21) Chamaerops (fan palm) 22) Chrysalidocarpus (butterfly palm) 23) Coccothrinax (silver palm) 24) Cocos (coconut palm) 25) Coelococcus (metroxylon) 26) Copernicia 27) Corozo (oil palm) 28) Corypha (palmetto) 29) Curima (aiphanes) 30) Dypsis (butterfly palm) 31) Elaeis (oil palm) 32) Eremospatha (palm) 33) Eugeissona 34) Euterpe (palm) 35) Gaussia 36) Guilielma (bactris palm) 37) Heterospathe 38) Howeia 39) Hyphaene 40) Inodes (palmetto) 41) Jubaea 42) Leopoldinia 43) Linospadix 44) Livistona 45) Lodoicea 46) Mauritia 47) Metroxylon 48) Neowashingtonia (fan palm) 49) Nypa 50) Orbignya 51) Palma (royal palm) 52) Paurotis (palm) 53) Phoenix (date palm) 54) Phytelephas (nut palm) 55) Pinanga 56) Prestoea 57) Pritchardia 58) Pseudophoenix 59) Ptychosperma 60) Raphia (raffia palm) 61) Rhapidophyllum 62) Roystonea (royal palm) 63) Sabal (palmetto) 64) Salacca 65) Sargentia (pseudophoenix) 66) Saribus (livistona) 67) Serenoa 68) Simpsonia (thatch palm) 69) Syagrus 70) Thrinax (thatch palm) 71) Thrincoma (silver palm) 72) Trachycarpus (Chinese windmill palm) 73) Washingtonia (fan palm)

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Common names (Roystonea)
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1) Florida royal palm (Roystonea elata) 2) Puerto Rico royal palm (Roystonea borinquena)

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More species:
1) Roystonea floridana O.F. Cook [143]
2) Roystonea regia auct. non (Kunth) O.F. Cook [192]
3) Rubacer odoratus (L.) Rydb. [144]
4) Rubia brownei Michx., non R. Br. [217]
5) Rubia tinctorum L. [645]
6) Rubus ablatus L.H. Bailey [137]
7) Rubus acer L.H. Bailey [143]
8) Rubus akermanii Fernald [132]
9) Rubus allegheniensis Porter var. allegheniensis [304]
10) Rubus ambigens Fernald [141]

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