Roystonea regia
naturalizedArecaceae

Roystonea regia

Royal Palm

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Roystonea regia, commonly known as the Cuban royal palm or the Florida royal palm is a species of palm which is native to Mexico and parts of Central America and the Caribbean. A large and attractive palm, it has been planted throughout the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental tree. Although it is sometimes called R. elata, the conserved name R. regia is now the correct name for the species. Populations in Cuba and Florida were...

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Seasonality

Only 0 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

Gallery · 9 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 73 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 173 · GBIF 33 records
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 18 · GBIF 7
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 19 · GBIF 5
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 4
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 3
Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 2
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 1
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 2
Wailuku · MauiiNat 5 · GBIF 1
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 2
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 1
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Waiau · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kanahonua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1