Roystonea oleracea

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Oreodoxa oleracea, Mart. (Areca oleracea, Jacq. Euterpe Caribaea, Spreng. Roystonea oleracea, O. F. Cook). Cabbage Palm. Caudex 100-120 ft. high: Lvs. 10-14 ft. long; lf.-segms. lanceolate-linear, acuminate, 3 ft. long, 1½ in. wide: fr. obovoid-oblong, ¾ in. W. Indies. —Cult, in S. Fla. L. H. B. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.