![]() The distinctive smooth crownshaft and rows of circular leaf scars are clearly visible. Roystonea regia is the national tree of Cuba, and has a religious role both in SanterĂa and Christianity, where it is used in Palm Sunday observances. Its flowers are visited by birds and bats, and it serves as a roosting site and food source for a variety of animals. ![]() The fruit is eaten by birds and bats (which disperse the seeds) and fed to livestock. Widely planted as an ornamental, R. regia is also used for thatch, construction timber, and in some forms of so-called traditional medicine, although there is currently no valid scientific evidence to support the efficacy or use of any palm species for medicinal purposes. Populations in Cuba and Florida were long seen as separate species, but are now considered a single species. The royal palm reaches heights from 50 to over 80 feet tall. regia is now the correct name for the species. A large and attractive palm, it has been planted throughout the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental tree. Roystonea regia, commonly known as the Cuban royal palm or Florida royal palm, is a species of palm native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Florida, and parts of Central America. ![]() ![]() Roystonea ventricosa (C.H.Wright) L.H.Bailey ![]()
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