Characteristics
Monocots
Roystonea regia (Kunth)O.F.Cook
FLORIDA ROYAL PALM
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This species is believed to have been observed by William Bartram along "the St. John's River between Astor and Lake Dexter, Lake and Volusia Counties" (Harper 1946) and was perhaps later extirpated by severe frosts in 1835 (Cooper 1861; Small 1938). Native to extreme South Florida, the species is widely cultivated and has spread and naturalized in many areas of South Florida.
Native
Endangered-State
FACW (NWPL)
FACW (DEP)
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Citation
ROYSTONEA REGIA (Kunth) O. F. Cook, Science, ser. 2. 12: 479. 1900.
Oreodoxa regia Kunth 1816.
CUBA: Habana: Prope Havana, May, Bonpland 1276 (holotype: P).
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Collier
USF
DeSoto
USF
Martin
USF
Miami-Dade
FLAS
Monroe Mainland
Lit
Palm Beach
FTG
Synonyms
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Type
Euterpe jenmanii
Euterpe jenmanii C. H. Wright, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 203. 1906.
TYPE: GUYANA: Cult. in Georgetown, 1884, Jenman 2057 p.p. (lectotype: K). Lectotypified by Zona, Fl. Neotrop. 71: 25. 1996.
Euterpe ventricosa
Euterpe ventricosa C. H. Wright, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 203. 1906.
TYPE: GUYANA: Cultivated in Georgetown, s.d., Jenman 7574 (holotype: K).
Oenocarpus regius
Oenocarpus regius (Kunth) Sprengel, Syst. Veg. 2: 140. 1825.
BASIONYM: Oreodoxa regia Kunth 1816.
Oreodoxa regia
Oreodoxa regia Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 305. 1816, nom. cons. vs. Palma elata W. Bartram 1791.
TYPE: CUBA: Habana: Near Havana, May, Bonpland 1276 (holotype: P).
Palma elata
Palma elata W. Bartram, Travels Carolina iv, 115-116. 1791, nom. rej. vs. Oreodoxa regia Kunth 1816.
TYPE: FLORIDA: Collier Co.: Without data, Zona & Bigelow 406 (neotype: FLAS). Neotypified by Zona, Taxon 43: 662. 1994.
Roystonea elata
Roystonea elata (W. Bartram) F. Harper, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 59: 29. 1946.
BASIONYM: Palma elata W. Bartram 1791.
Roystonea floridana
Roystonea floridana O. F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 554. 1901.
TYPE: FLORIDA: Collier/Monroe Co.: Western border of the Everglades, Jan 1882, Curtiss 2676* (holotype: US; isotypes: GH, K, NY, P, US).
Roystonea jenmanii
Roystonea jenmanii (C. H. Writh) Burret, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 63: 76. 1929.
BASIONYM: Euterpe jenmanii C. H. Wright 1906.
Roystonea regia var. hondurensis
Roystonea regia (Kunth) O. F. Cook, var. hondurensis P. H. Allen, Ceiba 3: 17, t. 4-6. 1952.
TYPE: HONDURAS: Cortés: Vicinity of Villanueva, El Modelo ranch, 11 Apr 1951, Allen 6144 (holotype: US).
Roystonea ventricosa
Roystonea ventricosa (C. H. Wright) L. H. Bailey, Gentes Herb. 8: 133. 1949.
BASIONYM: Euterpe ventricosa C. H. Wright 1906.
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