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Roystonea oleracea

Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O.F.Cook

Also indexed asChaguaramoCabbage palmWest Indians' cabbage palmCaribbean royal palmWest Indies royal palmSouth American royal palmVenezuelan royal palmBarbados-Königspalme
FamilyArecaceae
GenusRoystonea
Use categories4
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusRoystonea
Scientific name with authorshipRoystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O.F.Cook

Indexed scientific synonyms

Areca oleracea Jacq.Euterpe caribaea Spreng.Gorgasia maxima O.F.CookGorgasia oleracea (Jacq.) O.F.CookKentia oleracea (Jacq.) Seem.Kentia oleracea (Jacq.) Seem. ex H.Wendl.Oreodoxa caribaea (Spreng.) Dammer & Urb.Oreodoxa charibaea Becc.Oreodoxa oleracea (Jacq.) Mart.Oreodoxa regia var. jenmanii WabyRoystonea caribaea (Spreng.) P.WilsonRoystonea oleracea var. excelsior L.H.BaileyRoystonea oleracea var. jenmanii (Waby) ZonaRoystonea oleracea var. oleraceaRoystonea venezuelana L.H.Bailey

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier222805-2
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Palms of the World OnlinePlant Resources of South-East Asia

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.