Roystonea oleracea

Species of palm

Roystonea oleracea

Roystonea oleracea, sometimes known as the Caribbean royal palm, palmiste, imperial palm or cabbage palm, is a species of palm which is native to the Lesser Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago. It is also reportedly naturalized in Guyana and on the islands of Mauritius and Réunion in the Indian Ocean. Its specific epithet oleracea means "vegetable/herbal" in Latin and is a form of holeraceus (oleraceus).

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