ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Roystonea oleracea

Name author: (Jacq.) O.F.Cook

A species in the Arecaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Roystonea
Species: Roystonea oleracea
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1901

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Roystonea oleracea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

12 synonyms in this snapshot

Areca oleraceaName author: Jacq.
Euterpe caribaeaName author: Spreng.
Gorgasia oleraceaName author: (Jacq.) O.F.Cook
Kentia oleraceaName author: (Jacq.) Seem. ex H.Wendl.
Oreodoxa caribaeaName author: (Spreng.) Dammer & Urb.
Oreodoxa oleraceaName author: (Jacq.) Mart.
Oreodoxa regia var. jenmaniiName author: Waby
Roystonea caribaeaName author: (Spreng.) P.Wilson
Roystonea oleracea var. excelsiorName author: L.H.Bailey
Roystonea oleracea var. jenmaniiName author: (Waby) Zona
Roystonea oleracea var. oleraceaName author: Not supplied
Roystonea venezuelanaName author: L.H.Bailey

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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