| Queen palm |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Clade: |
Commelinids |
| Order: |
Arecales |
| Family: |
Arecaceae |
| Genus: |
Syagrus |
| Species: |
S. romanzoffiana |
| Binomial name |
Syagrus romanzoffiana
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| Synonyms |
- Cocos romanzoffiana Cham. [1822]
- Calappa romanzoffiana (Cham.) Kuntze [1891]
- Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cham.) Becc. [1916]
- Arecastrum romanzoffianum var. australe (Mart.) Becc. [1916]
- Arecastrum romanzoffianum var. ensifolium (Drude) Becc. [1916]
- Arecastrum romanzoffianum var. genuinum Becc. [1916]
- Arecastrum romanzoffianum var. genuinum subvar. minus Becc. [1916]
- Arecastrum romanzoffianum var. micropindo Becc. [1916]
- Cocos australis Mart. [1844]
- Cocos plumosa Hook.f. [1860]
- Cocos datil Drude & Griseb. [1879]
- Cocos geriba Barb.Rodr. [1879]
- Cocos acrocomioides Drude [1881]
- Cocos botryophora Mart. var. ensifolia Drude [1881]
- Cocos martiana Drude & Glaz [1881]
- Calappa acrocomioides (Drude) Kuntze [1891]
- Calappa australis (Mart.) Kuntze [1891]
- Calappa datil (Drude & Griseb.) Kuntze [1891]
- Calappa martiana (Drude & Glaz.) Kuntze [1891]
- Calappa plumosa (Hook.f.) Kuntze [1891]
- Cocos sapida Barb.Rodr. [1899]
- Cocos arechavaletana Barb.Rodr. [1901]
- Cocos romanzoffiana var. plumosa (Hook.f.) A.Berger [1912]
- Syagrus sapida (Barb.Rodr.) Becc. [1916]
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Syagrus romanzoffiana, the queen palm, cocos palm or Jerivá, is a palm native to South America, introduced throughout the world as a popular ornamental garden tree. S. romanzoffiana is a medium-sized palm, quickly reaching maturity at a height of up to 15 m (49 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves having as many as 494 pinnae (leaflets), although more typically around 300, each pinna being around 50 centimetres (18 in) in length and 3–5 centimetres (1–2 in) in width.