Again beautiful depiction On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 2:16 PM, raman <raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Royal Palm is a truly aristocratic palm which makes a memorable impression > wherever it is grown. Massive and symmetrical with a smoothly sculpted > trunk this palm looks almost artificial. Eight inch long leaflets are > arranged in rows along the 10' length of bright green pinnate leaves. > Composed of 15 - 20 leaves, the canopy sits atop the crown shaft - a > smooth, glossy extension of the trunk composed of the overlapping bases of > the leaves. The crownshaft looks really smooth green. The trunk of the > Royal Palm is swollen at the base. It constricts about halfway up and then > bulges again just below the crownshaft creating a dramatic profile. The > trunk is a smooth light gray that looks as if it had been cast from > concrete. Royal palm produce a large 3' to 4' inflorescense on which both > male and female flowers are borne, just at the base of the green > crownshaft. Royal palm is native to cuba. > > Raman > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
