Mazhar Botanic Garden

Syagrus romanzoffiana (Spruce) Burret

Queen Palm Cocos palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000070
Common name: Queen Palm, Cocos palm
English name: Queen palm
Arabic name: كوكس
Native: South America
Country: South America
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Solitary stemmed,  grows up to 7-25m high,  30-50 cm in diameter 

leaves  pinnate, drooping, 2-4 m long 

flowers borne in long-stalked inflorescence about 1-25m long , surrounded by a woody spathe 

Fruit oblong to globose, yellow to orange, 2-3 cm long

•The plant is gathered from the wild for its edible fruit and young buds, which are consumed locally. The plant is also widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas as an ornamental plant.

Cocos romanzoffiana Cham Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cham) Becc

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Texture: Sandy loam
Fertility: Low
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, about 2 -4 months germinated
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 11
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Wild habitat
Plant Uses: Fruits Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical Tropical evergreen forest
pH: Acid

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