Queen Palm
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Plantae
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 70-100 yrs
- Size
- Large
- Diet
- Photosynthetic
- Biome
- Tropical rainforest
- Range
- South America
- Movement
- Sessile
- Breeding
- Seeds
- Defense
- Armor
- Status
- Uncommon
About
This tall palm grows in the humid forests and grasslands of South America. Its heavy fruit clusters can weigh over twenty kilograms and fall without any warning.
Life cycle
- 1.seedA dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
- 2.sproutA first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
- 3.saplingA young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
- 4.matureFully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Syagrus
- Species
- Syagrus romanzoffiana