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Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cham.) Becc.
Agric. Colon. 10: 455 (1916)
Family: ARECACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman
Fieldiana, Bot. 31: 382 (1968)

Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Syagrus romanzoffiana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Oakwood Lakes Boynton Beach, Florida. September 23, 2009.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman
Fieldiana, Bot. 31: 382 (1968)
Synonymy: 23
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Cocos Palm, Romanzoff coco palm, Queen palm
CHINESE (中文): Huang hou kui
FRENCH (Français): Palmier de la reine, Ybá pitá, Palmier Pindó, Palmier de Romanzoff
GERMAN (Deutsch): Romanzoffianische Kokospalme, Königinpalme
HUNGARIAN (Magyar): Királynőpálma
JAPANESE (日本語): Joou yashi
PORTUGUESE (Português): Jeribá, Coquinho-de-cachorro, Coqueiro-jerivá, Coqueiro, Coco-catarro, Jerivá, Baba-de-boi (Brazil)
SPANISH (Español): Pindó, Ybá pitá, Palmera Pindó

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Syagrus romanzoffiana group

  • Cocos romanzoffiana var. plumosa (Hook.f.) A.Berger: Same as Syagrus romanzoffiana and the two plants are not readily distinguishable by any published key because of the infraspecific variability.
  • Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman: is a medium-sized to large solitaire palm 7-15 metres tall, with a graceful, open, irregular drooping canopy of soft and fluffy fronds. Distribution: N Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia.

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Habit at Kihei, Maui, Hawaii (USA). June 17, 2002. (Syagrus romanzoffiana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Habit at Kula Botanical Garden, Maui, Hawaii (USA). March 07, 2011. (Syagrus romanzoffiana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Fruit at Haiku, Maui, Hawaii (USA). June 09, 2009. (Syagrus romanzoffiana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Fruit on ground at Forest Lawn Cemetery Pompano Beach, Florida. September 23, 2009. (Syagrus romanzoffiana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Crown at Kula Botanical Garden, Maui, Hawaii (USA). March 07, 2011. (Syagrus romanzoffiana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Habit at Garden of Eden Keanae, Maui, Hawaii (USA). March 30, 2011. (Syagrus romanzoffiana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Habit at KiHana Nursery Kihei, Maui, Hawaii (USA). February 15, 2011. (Syagrus romanzoffiana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Leaves at Lowes Garden Center Kahului, Maui, Hawaii (USA). January 03, 2008. (Syagrus romanzoffiana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr


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