Syagrus romanzoffiana
Common name
Queen palm
Family
Arecaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Monocotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Cream
Life cycle
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.
Year naturalised
2002
Origin
South America (Brazil)
See Cameron et al. (2002).
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Tolerances
Cold sensitive
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.