Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Arecaceae | Genus: Roystonea | Species: Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F.Cook( बोट्टल पाम ) |
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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 | Bottle Palm | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 200-1500 m. | 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 | Trunk swollen at the base and it constricts about halfway up and then bulges again just below the crown. Bark smooth light gray |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Rewari, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs 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 | he 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. |
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