Royal palm

Roystonea regia, commonly known as the Cuban royal palm, Florida royal palm, or simply the royal palm is a species of palm which is native to southern Florida, Mexico and parts of Central America and the northern Caribbean.A large and attractive palm, it has been planted throughout the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental tree.

The royal palm is a large palm which reaches a height of 20–30 metres (66–98 ft) tall,(with heights up to 34.5 m (113 ft) reported)[4] and a stem diameter of about 47 centimetres (19 in).(K. F. Connor reports a maximum stem diameter of 61 cm (24 in).)[4] The trunk is stout, very smooth and grey-white in colour with a characteristic bulge below a distinctive green crown shaft.