Photo: Roystonea oleracea 1.
Tops, up high. Rio de Janeiro bot.g., Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-12.
Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O. F. Cook.
Engl.: Carribean royal palm, cabbage palm, caribee palm, West Indian royal palm.
Deu.: Karibische Königspalme, Kohlpalme.
Sven.: kålpalm.
Bot. syn.: Areca oleracea Jacq., Euterpe caribea Spreng., Oreodoxa oleracea (Jacq.) Mart.
Tops, up high. Rio de Janeiro bot.g., Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-12.
Classic texts: Sturtevant 1919.
Trunk detail of young palm. Rio de Janeiro bot.g., Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-12.
Leaves up high, with cluster of seeds. Rio de Janeiro bot.g., Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-12.
The Royal Palm Avenue. Cool! Rio de Janeiro bot.g., Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-12.
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