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Queen palm, cocus palm

Syagrus romanzoffiana, Fam. Arecaceae


Solitary palm to around 15m, with smooth grey trunk ringed with evenly spaced leaf scars and old persistent leaf bases, crowned with a large, dense canopy. Previously Arecastrum romanzoffianum, Cocos plumosa.

Weed Category: Other invasive plants
Invasive plants that are not prohibited or restricted invasive plants, but are known to spread readily and cause negative impacts, within the region.
Weed: Yes
Form or habit: Palm or palm-like plant
Family: Arecaceae
Leaf: Compound Whorled
Compound, whorled, feathery pinnate, up to 5m long, with double rows of leaflets to 1000 x 30mm radiating at different angles, green upper surface and greyish below; initially arching but drooping toward the ground with age.
Flower conspicuous: Conspicuous
Flower colour:

Yellow, Gold

Flower description: Numerous yellow-gold, borne on many-branched axillary sprays, up to 2m long.
Fruit conspicuous: Conspicuous
Fruit colour:

Orange

Fruit: Fleshy
Fruit description: Bright orange fleshy fibrous fruit to 30mm, hang in heavy bunches to 2m long. Each fruit contains 1 fibre-covered, ‘monkey-faced nut’.
Habitat:
Distribution
Food source for:
Toxicity: No toxicity known
Origin: Brazil
Notes: Spread by: animals, especially bats; garden waste, water, contaminated soil and forest mulch. Invades/threats: creek banks, Melaleuca forest and wetlands. Notes: garden escapee. Has been widely used in landscaping though now often being removed due to large amount of messy fruit and large plant size. Fruit edible. Environmental weed.
Information sources: Mackay Regional Pest Management Group (2018) Weeds of the Mackay Whitsunday Region Second Edition.

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