Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F.Cook

Roystonea regia (Kunth) O. F. Cook

Scientific Name: Roystonea regia (Kunth) O. F. Cook

Family: Arecaceae

Common Name: Bottle Palm, Royal Palm

Hindi Name: रॉयल पाम

Description: Massive and symmetrical with a smoothly sculpted trunk. Eight inch long leaflets are arranged in rows along the 10' length of bright green pinnate leaves. Composed of 15 - 20 leaves, the canopy sits atop the crown shaft - a smooth, glossy extension of the trunk composed of the overlapping bases of the leaves. .The trunk of the Royal Palm is swollen at the base. The trunk is a smooth light gray that looks as if it had been cast from concrete. Royal palm produce a large 3' to 4' inflorescense on which both male and female flowers are borne, just at the base of the green crownshaft.

Economic Importance:

1. It is primarily valued as an ornamental.

2.The seeds contain oil which is sold commercially or used for livestock feed.

Medicinal Importance:

1. A lipid extract of the royal palm fruits, has shown to inhibit prostate 5 α-reductase, to prevent prostate hyperplasia.

2. The roots of are used as a traditional medicine in Eastern Cuba to cure impotence.