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Taxon:  Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman



Summary
Genus:
Syagrus
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Arecoideae
Tribe:
Cocoseae
Subtribe:
Attaleinae
Nomen number:
103123
Place of publication:
Fieldiana, Bot. 31:382, t. 10, 14. 1968
Verified:
03/09/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cocos romanzoffiana Cham.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cham.) Becc.
Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cham.) Becc. var. romanzoffianum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cham.) Becc. var. australe (Mart.) Becc.
Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cham.) Becc. var. micropindo Becc.
Cocos australis Mart.
Cocos datil Drude & Griseb.
Cocos plumosa Hook. f.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  3. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  4. Glassman, S. F. 1987. Revisions of the palm genus Syagrus Mart. and other selected genera in the Cocos alliance. Illinois Biol. Monogr. 56:98. Note: = Arecastrum romanzoffiana (Cham.) Becc.
  5. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  6. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  7. Jones, D. L. 1994. Palms throughout the world
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Arecastrum romanzoffianum
  9. Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:127. Note: = Arecastrum romanzoffiana (Cham.) Becc.
  10. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  11. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense. Note: = Arecastrum romanzoffiana (Cham.) Becc.
  12. Uhl, N. W. & J. Dransfield. 1987. Genera palmarum: a classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore, Jr. Note: treat Arecastrum as a synonym of Syagrus
  13. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: = Arecastrum romanzoffianum var. australe
Common names
English
giriba palm –
queen palm –
German
romanzoffianische Kokospalme –
Swedish
drottningpalm –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil e.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Rios
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia possibly e.
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil (e.)
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia (possibly e.)
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Rios), Paraguay, Uruguay
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103123. Accessed 9 May 2025.