Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Roystonea regia

royal palm
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

royal palm

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Roystonea regia

Familia:

Arecaceae (Palmae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

50-100 ft tall by 15-30 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

yellow

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Evergreen. Life span 100+ years (Nelson 2003).

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage, Interesting Bark

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant or street tree.

Consideraciones:

This is a tall palm, make sure it has room to grow.

Disponibilidad:

Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam

pH del suelo:

acidic to neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval host for monk skipper (Minno & Minno 1999)

Various birds and other wildlife eat the fruit.

Hábitats nativos:

Tropical rockland hammock, Everglades tree islands.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Old fronds can be extremely heavy and are known to damage buildings when they fall (Haele and Brookwell 1999), so save the palm by not planting it overly close to a building.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Broschat, T. K. (2024). Roystonea regia : Royal Palm (ENH-732/ST574). ( https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST574 ). Accessed 2026. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Minno, Marc, and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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