Arecaceae FAMILY

Syagrus romanzoffiana

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Queen palm is a single-stemmed, evergreen palm tree growing 7 - 25 metres tall. The unbranched stem can be 30 - 50cm in diameter; it is topped with a graceful, drooping canopy of 7 - 15 leaves that can be 3 - 4 metres long[ 309 Title Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Publication Author Website http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/shrubs/ Publisher University of Florida Year 0 ISBN Description PDF fact sheets on over 500 shrubs. , 416 Title Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics Publication Author Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil. Year 2000 ISBN 85-867174-24-0 Description A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits. , 768 Title Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas Publication Author Henderson A.; Galeano G.; Bernal R. Publisher Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey. Year 1995 ISBN 0-691-08537-4 Description An excellent book, giving basic information on all the 550 species of palms native to the Americas that were known in 1995. Comprehensive information on the plants range and habitat, brief description, some uses and almost 250 photos. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for its edible fruit and young buds, which are consumed locally. The plant is also widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas as an ornamental plant.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, southern, central and eastern Brazil.

HabitatForest areas, commonly along river banks and sea coasts, sometimes to more elevated regions, and often in large stands[ 297 Title Palms of the World Publication Author Blombery. A. & Rodd. T. Publisher Angus and Robertson Year 1992 ISBN 0-207-14848-1 Description An excellent guide, well illustrated, with information on cultivation, uses, habitat etc of almost 200 species of Palms. ]. Found in a variety of habitats from seasonally dry forests, swampy areas and coastal forests[ 768 Title Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas Publication Author Henderson A.; Galeano G.; Bernal R. Publisher Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey. Year 1995 ISBN 0-691-08537-4 Description An excellent book, giving basic information on all the 550 species of palms native to the Americas that were known in 1995. Comprehensive information on the plants range and habitat, brief description, some uses and almost 250 photos. ].