Hello all it is not Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F.Cook. it is Adonidia merrillii (Becc.) Becc. Philipp. J. Sci. 14: 329, 1919. Synonym: Veitchia merrillii (Becc.) H. E. Moore Gentes Herb. 8: 501, 1957. Common name: Manila palm, Merrill Palm. a few trees of this has been planted in Rajbhawan, Mumbai. Regards Satish Pardeshi
On Jul 11, 9:21 pm, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Promila Ji, > As said by Pankaj ji, I even could not find any reference which states that > Royal palm flowers at 30 years of age. All available informations shows that > it flowers and set fruits profusely and the mature purple fruits are used > for propagation of new plants . > > Regards > Tanay > > On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > Ms. Promila Chaturvedi > > To my surprise, these palms flower almost every year almost in our > > colony and school....I couldnt find a reference which says that it > > flowers in 30 years.... > > Please do let me know if you come across any. > > In many nursery these plants are being sold, but to my knowledge, in > > general conditions, these plants never gives out branches too, to most > > probably the plants on sale are from seeds. > > Please do share more info on its flowering if you have..... > > Regards > > Pankaj > > > On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 7:43 PM, promila chaturvedi > > <thegardener.chaturv...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Dr. Kumar, > > > Roystonia regia does not have fruits, though it flowers when it is > > arround > > > 30 year of age. One, in my house has got some sort of bloom. If it opens, > > > I may be able to send a picture or two. > > > Promila > > > On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Dr. Pankaj Kumar < > > sahanipan...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > >> This I think is a Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F.Cook., commonly planted > > >> in the gardens sometimes incorrectly called as Bottle Palm. > > >> Pankaj > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile)
