Roystonea
Roystonea is a genus of eleven species of monoecious palms, native to the Neotropics, in the Caribbean, the adjacent coasts of Florida in the United States, Mexico, Central America and northern South America. Commonly known as the royal palms, the genus was named after Roy Stone, a U.S. Army engineer. It contains some of the most recognizable and commonly cultivated palms of tropical and subtropical regions.
| Roystonea Temporal range: | |
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| Roystonea regia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Roystoneae J.Dransf., N.W.Uhl, Asmussen, W.J.Baker, M.M.Harley & C.Lewis |
| Genus: | Roystonea O.F.Cook |
| Type species | |
| Roystonea regia | |
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