Roystonea regia (Kunth) O. F Cook | |
Arecaceae | |
Bottle Palm | |
| Botanical Name | Roystonea regia (Kunth) O. F Cook |
| Synonyms | Euterpe ventricose. C. H. Wright; Oreodoxa regia Kunth, nom. cons |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Common Name | English : Cuban Royal palm / Tamil : Bottle Palm |
| Distribution | Global : Mexico, America Indian : Throughout India as ornamental |
| Description | Solitary palm tree that erect up to 30 m height, Trunk Base swollen, bark greyish white, leaf scars are regular and closely spaced. Leaves Pinnate, reduplicate, up to 3 m long, with numerous leaflets in several planes (plumose), with prominent secondary ribs. The crown shaft is bright, glossy green, slightly swollen at the base, and up to 2 m long. Lower leaves droop downward. Leaflets have acute tips, prominent secondary veins, and scales along the prominent midrib's undersurface. Inflorescence spadix to 1 m long and about the same width, densely branched to three orders, with separate, white staminate and pistillate flowers. Fruit oblong to ovoid, purplish black when ripe. |
| Flowering Fruiting period | June - July / January - February |
| Uses | Ornamental tree generally planted in gardens. The seed is used as a source of oil and for livestock feed. |
| Medicinal Uses | The roots are used as diuretic and as a treatment for diabetes. |
| Tamil Name | Bottle Palm |