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Syagrus romanzoffiana

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Cocos martiana Drude [family ARECACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet, Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman [family ARECACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Glassman, S.F., 1968 Cocos geriba Barb. Rodr. [family ARECACEAE ] Verified by Drude, C.G.O., 1891 Cocos martiana Drude [family ARECACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet,
Related name
  • Cocos datil
  • Syagrus x teixeiriana
  • Cocos plumosa
  • Arecastrum romanzoffianum
  • Syagrus romanzoffiana
  • Cocos martiana
  • Cocos geriba
  • Cocos acrocomioides
Common name
  • Queen palm, Flora of North America Vol. 22

Flora

Entry for Syagrus romanzoffiana (Chamisso) Glassman [family PALMAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 22,
Names
Syagrus romanzoffiana (Chamisso) Glassman [family PALMAE], Fieldiana: Botany, 31: 382. 1968
Cocos romanzoffiana Chamisso [family PALMAE], in L. Choris, Voy. Pittor., 6: 5, plates 5, 6. 1822
Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Chamisso) Beccari [family PALMAE]
Cocos plumosa Loddiges ex Hooker [family PALMAE]
Information
Stems solitary, smooth, with conspicuous nodal rings. Leaves ca. 5 m. Fruits 3.0--3.5 cm, ovoid, yellowish orange; endocarp ovoid, brown, with 3 germination pores. 2n = 32.
Phenology
Flowering throughout the year
Altitude range
ca. 0--30 m
Distribution
nativeSouth America.USA Fla.
Discussion
Syagrus is tenuously represented in the flora by the cultivated ornamental S. romanzoffiana, still known in the nursery trade as Cocos plumosa. This South American species is widely planted throughout much of southern and central Florida. Although it is not yet widely established in the flora, seedlings volunteer in natural areas, and mature plants persist after cultivation. A closely related ornamental palm from South America, Butia capitata (Martius) Beccari, jelly palm, is widely grown in the southeastern United States and crosses with Syagrus romanzoffiana, producing ´ Butyagrus nabonnandii (A. R. Proschowsky) Vorster, largely sterile hybrids. Butia shows little inclination for escaping.
Native/Introduced
Fla., introduced

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