Roystonea regia (Kunth.) O.F.Cook
| Kannada Name : | - |
| Common Name : | Royal palm |
| Family Name : | Arecaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Roystonea regia |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Least concern |
| Flowering Period : | March - April |
| Fruiting Period : | March - April |
| Origin : | Mexico, Central America, Caribbean |
Uses
Leaves are used for thatching and the wood for construction. The roots are used as a diuretic. They are also used as a treatment for diabetes.
Description
Large palm, up to 40 m tall, usually displaying a distinct thickening towards the middle, greyish white, smooth. Crown roundish. Leaves pinnate, drooping, divided into numerous leaflets, pinnae in two rows on either side of rachis, linear, apex acuminate; petiole glabrous, unarmed, smooth, elongated into a leaf sheath forming a shining greenish elongated crown shaft, crown shaft reaching up to 120 cm; leaflets Inflorescence a spadix. Flowers unisexual, white, anthers pink. Fruit a drupe, globose to ellipsoid, fleshy, scar near the base of the fruit.
