Arecaceae
Imperial palm
Roystonea oleracea
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Roystonea
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 菜王棕
- English
- Imperial palm, Caribbean royal palm, Cabbage palm, Chaguaramo, South American royal palm, Venezuelan royal palm, West Indians' cabbage palm, West Indies royal palm
- French
- Palmier colonne, Palmier royal des Caraïbes
- Portuguese
- Palma Mater, Palmeira imperial
- Spanish
- Arbol emblematico del estado Yaracuy, Arbol emblemático del estado Yaracuy, Chaguaramo, Mapora, Palmera Imperial, Árbol emblematico del estado Yaracuy, Árbol emblemático del estado Yaracuy
Synonyms
- Areca oleracea Jacq.
- Euterpe caribaea Spreng.
- Gorgasia oleracea (Jacq.) O.F.Cook
- Kentia oleracea (Jacq.) Seem. ex H.Wendl.
- Oreodoxa caribaea (Spreng.) Dammer & Urb.
- Oreodoxa oleracea (Jacq.) Mart.
- Oreodoxa regia var. jenmanii Waby
- Roystonea caribaea (Spreng.) P.Wilson
- Roystonea oleracea var. excelsior L.H.Bailey
- Roystonea oleracea var. jenmanii (Waby) Zona
- Roystonea oleracea var. oleracea
- Roystonea venezuelana L.H.Bailey
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced
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Photo: pei-ott, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ileana Herrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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Photo: Ileana Herrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.