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|familia=Arecaceae
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|genus=Roystonea
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|species=oleracea
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|common_name=Caribbean Royal Palm, palmiste, Imperial palm, cabbage palm
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|habit=palm-cycad
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|lifespan=perennial
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|features=evergreen, foliage
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|Temp Metric=°F
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|image=Chaguaramo_1.jpg
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'''''Roystonea oleracea''''', sometimes known as the '''Caribbean Royal Palm''',{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} '''palmiste''', '''Imperial palm'''{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} or '''cabbage palm''', is a species of [[Arecaceae|palm]] which is native to the [[Lesser Antilles]], northern [[South America]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago]].
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''Roystonea oleracea'' is a large palm which reaches heights of {{convert|40|m}}.  Stems are grey<ref name = Zona/> or whitish-grey.<ref name = Henderson/> and range from {{convert|46|-|66|cm}} in diameter.<ref name = Zona>{{cite journal | quotes = no | last = Zona | first = Scott | year = 1996 | month = December | title = Roystonea (Arecaceae: Arecoideae) | journal = Flora Neotropica | volume = 71 |pages = 1–35 }}</ref>  The upper portion of the stem is encircled by leaf sheaths, forming a green portion known as the [[crownshaft]] which is normally about {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} long.<ref name = Zona/>  Individuals are reported to have 16–22<ref name = Henderson/> or 20–22 leaves.  Leaves consist of a {{convert|60|-|100|cm|abbr=on}} long [[petiole (botany)|petiole]] and a {{convert|4|-|4.6|m|ft|abbr=on}} [[rachis]].  The {{convert|1.4|m|ft|abbr=on}} [[inflorescence]] bears white male and female flowers.  Fruit are {{convert|12.6|-|17.6|mm}} long and {{convert|7.6|-|10.4|mm|abbr=on}} long, and turn purplish-black when ripe.<ref name= Zona/>
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Oreodoxa oleracea, Mart. (Areca oleracea, Jacq. Euterpe Caribaea, Spreng. Roystonea oleracea, O. F. Cook). Cabbage Palm. Caudex 100-120 ft. high: Lvs. 10-14 ft. long; lf.-segms. lanceolate-linear, acuminate, 3 ft. long, 1½ in. wide: fr. obovoid-oblong, ¾ in. W. Indies. —Cult, in S. Fla. L. H. B.
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Oreodoxa oleracea, Mart. (Areca oleracea, Jacq. Euterpe Caribaea, Spreng. Roystonea oleracea, O. F. Cook). Cabbage Palm. Caudex 100-120 ft. high: Lvs. 10-14 ft. long; lf.-segms. lanceolate-linear, acuminate, 3 ft. long, 1½ in. wide: fr. obovoid-oblong, ¾ in. W. Indies. —Cult, in S. Fla.
 
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==Cultivation==
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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