Queen Palm
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. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully 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