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Syagrus romanzoffiana

Trunk with child (Finn de Lange) to show scale.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Date taken: 01/05/2007, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Trunk. In cultivation, Auckland. May 2007.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Fruit. Auckland. May 2007.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Juvenile plants. In cultivation, Auckland. May 2007.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Juvenile foliage. In cultivation, Auckland. May 2007.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Flowers and fruit. In cultivation, Auckland. May 2007.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Adult foliage. In cultivation, Auckland. May 2007.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common names

Queen palm

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Monocotyledons

Flower colours

Cream

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Syagrus

Family

Arecaceae

Authority

Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman

Endemic family

Ecology

Year naturalised

2002

Origin

South America (Brazil)

See Cameron et al. (2002).

Reason for introduction

Ornamental

Tolerances

Cold sensitive

Life cycle and dispersal

Long-lived perennial tree. Reproduces exclusively by seed which are hard and long-lived and enclosed by fleshy fruits. These are dispersed by gravity and birds.

Other information

NVS code

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

SYAROM

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Cameron EK, Sullivan JJ, Whaley K. 2002. A new palm naturalises in Auckland. Auckland Botanical Society Journal 57(2): 123–124.

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