Morass Cabbage Palm vs South American royal palm

Roystonea princeps compared with Roystonea oleracea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Morass Cabbage Palm	South American royal palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Arecales (Arecales)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family same	Arecaceae	Arecaceae
Genus same	Roystonea	Roystonea
Species	Roystonea princeps	Roystonea oleracea

Evolutionary Relationship

Morass Cabbage Palm and South American royal palm share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Roystonea.

Conservation Status

Morass Cabbage Palm

NT — Near Threatened

South American royal palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Morass Cabbage Palm	South American royal palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Morass Cabbage Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

South American royal palm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (Panama, Saint Lucia), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Palau), and South America (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.