Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F.Cook

Kota Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

Ijen Boulevard.

 

Ijen Boulevard is a two km stretch enclave, once an elite complex during the Dutch colonial era. The spacious street is well tended and landscaped against a backdrop of old colonial buildings.

 

Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F.Cook. Arecaceae. CN: [Malay - Pinang raja], Cuban royal palm, Florida royal palm, Royal palm, Palmier royal. Native to Southeastern U.S.A.(Florida), Southern Mexico, Caribbean (Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba), Mesoamerica (Belize, Honduras); elsewhere cultivated as ornamental and urban landscaping. A large palm reaching up to ca 20–30 m height or more.

 

Synonym(s):

Euterpe jenmanii C.H.Wright

Euterpe ventricosa C.H.Wright

Oenocarpus regius (Kunth) Spreng.

Oreodoxa regia Kunth

Palma elata W.Bartram

Roystonea elata (W.Bartram) F.Harper

Roystonea floridana O.F.Cook

Roystonea jenmanii (C.H.Wright) Burret

Roystonea regia var. hondurensis P.H.Allen

Roystonea ventricosa (C.H.Wright) L.H.Bailey

 

Ref. and suggested reading:

www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-180149

www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?32237

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roystonea_regia

www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=2...

www.floridata.com/ref/r/roys_spp.cfm

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