Roystonea dunlapiana

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Roystonea
Roystonea dunlapiana
Roystonea dunlapiana
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Roystonea
Species: R. dunlapiana
Binomial name
Roystonea dunlapiana
P.H.Allen

Roystonea dunlapiana (Yagua, Cabiche) is a Royal Palm native to southern Mexico and Central America. It is a large tree, growing up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall and 38 centimetres (15 inches).[1]

The species is found in estuaries and coastal swamps in southern Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua, and is reported to be "likely to occur in Belize".[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Zona, Scott (December 1996). Roystonea (Arecaceae: Arecoideae). Flora Neotropica 71. 


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