Roystonea maisiana

Roystonea maisiana is a species of palm which is endemic to the Maisí region of Guantánamo Province in eastern Cuba.

Roystonea maisiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Roystonea
Species:
R. maisiana
Binomial name
Roystonea maisiana
Synonyms[2]

R. regia var. maisiana L.H.Bailey

Description

Roystonea maisiana is a large palm which reaches heights of 20 metres (66 ft). Stems are grey-white and are usually 26–40 centimetres (10–16 in), sometimes up to 51 centimetres (20 in), in diameter. The upper portion of the stem is encircled by leaf sheaths, forming a green portion known as the crownshaft which is normally 1.5 m (4.9 ft) long. Individuals have about 15 leaves with 4.8-metre (16 ft) rachises; the leaves hang well horizontal. The 0.8–1.1 m (2.6–3.6 ft) inflorescences bear white male and female flowers. Fruit are 10–13.7 millimetres (0.39–0.54 in) long and 7.5–9.5 mm (0.30–0.37 in) wide, and black when ripe.[3]

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gollark: Why bother with the 5 char limit though?
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References
  1. Zona, Scott; Raúl Verdecia; Angela Leiva Sánchez; Carl E. Lewis; Mike Maunder (2007). "The conservation status of West Indian palms (Arecaceae)". Oryx. 41 (3): 300–05. doi:10.1017/S0030605307000404.
  2. "Roystonea princeps". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  3. Zona, Scott (December 1996). "Roystonea (Arecaceae: Arecoideae)". Flora Neotropica. 71: 1–35. no


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