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Roystonea elata (Bartram) F. Harper
Florida royal palm

       
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©Mark W. Skinner. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, FL, Miami-Dade Co., Miami, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. July 7, 1982. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Synonyms:
Roystonea elata (Bartram) F. Harper

  PAEL4 Palma elata Bartram
  ROFL3 Roystonea floridana O.F. Cook
  RORE2 Roystonea regia auct. non (Kunth) O.F. Cook
 

Distribution:
Roystonea elata (Bartram) F. Harper

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USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Roystonea elata (Bartram) F. Harper

View 55 genera in Arecaceae, 2 species in Roystonea
 

Classification:
Roystonea elata (Bartram) F. Harper

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Arecidae
Order Arecales
Family Arecaceae – Palm family
Genus Roystonea O.F. Cook – royal palm
Species Roystonea elata (Bartram) F. Harper – Florida royal palm
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Roystonea elata (Bartram) F. Harper

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
Florida royal palm              Endangered
 

Introduced Information:
Roystonea elata (Bartram) F. Harper

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Roystonea elata (Bartram) F. Harper

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC NO FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Roystonea regia:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NI* NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Roystonea elata (Bartram) F. Harper

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42500.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
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