PACSOA - Roystonea altissima
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Roystonea altissima
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Common Names:
Mountain cabbage

Distribution & Habitat:
Endemic to mountainous areas of Jamaica.

Description:
A tall, solitary palm to 15m or more tall, with a smooth grey trunk irregularly enlarged below, more slender above, and banded with leaf-scars. Leaves are pinnate 4-6 metres long, with slightly plumose leaflets, and a green crownshaft about 1.5m long.

It is very similar in appearance to R. princeps , and very difficult to distinguish betwee the two. The easiest method in the field is locality, R. princeps is a bog and swamp species, while R. altissima is found in uplands and premontane elevations.


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