Common name
English: Cuban royal palm, Florida Royal Palm
German: Königspalme
Portuguese: Palmeira real
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Arecales (29)
Family: Arecaceae (29)(family description)
Genus: Roystonea (1)
Epithet: elata (Bartr.) F. Harper (2)
Synonyms: Palma elata Bartr., Roystonea floridana O.F. Cook, Roystonea regia auct. non (Kunth) O.F. Cook
elata => exalted, tall, lofty, stately
floridana => from Florida, USA
regia => royal
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: orange, yellow