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Master Record: treesna
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| Latin name |
Family |
Distribution |
North America distribution zone |
Height |
Foliage |
Ecology |
Use |
Synonym |
English name |
French name |
Spanish name |
Other name |
Trade name |
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Roystonea borinquena O.F.Cook
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Palmae
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SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgins Islands)
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SE
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M
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E
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hel hyg [xer] calc
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cl (emblem tree of the Haitian flag) dr (leaves compress for broken bones, roots decoction taken orally as diuretic, for bladder stones and diabetes) fd (heart of palm, honey) fr (bee flowers, pigs: fruits, hog feed) fw (frond ribs used as fuel) ma (dried sheaths pressed flat are used as roofing and siding material, leaves segments are used for weaving chair seats and hats, leaves blades serve as thatch for graineries, outdour kitchens and field huts, the sheaths serve for packing tobacco and molasses sugar or for insulating glass bottles) pl (ornamental) ti (building material, planks, roof lattia)
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Oredoxa borinquena (O.F.Cook) Reasoner ex L.H.Bailey
Roystonea hispaniolana L.H.Bailey
Roystonea hispaniolana f. altissima R.M.Moscoso
Roystonea peregrina L.H.Bailey
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PuertoRico royalpalm; Hispaniolan royal palm; mountain-cabbage (St. Croix); palm, Puerto Rico royal palm; royal palm (Puerto Rico, USA, Virgin Islands)
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palmier-royal de Porto Rico; palmier royal, palmiste, palmiste royal (Haiti)
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manacla (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); palma (Dominican Republic); palma caruta, palma de cerdos (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); palma de costa (Puerto Rico); palma de grana (Dominican Repbulic, Puerto Rico); palma de yagua (Dominican Republic); palma de yaguas (Puerto Rico); palma real, palma yagua, yagua (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico)
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palmis (creole, Haiti)
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