Editing Roystonea regia (section)

===Distribution & Habitat:===
Rainforest of Cuba and Honduras, possibly naturalised in Southern Florida as it has readily elsewhere, including Costa Rica, Guyana etc.
Formerly, the Florida population situated just north of its naturally occurring growing range was regarded as of a separate species,
''[[Roystonea elata]]'', but that determination is no longer accepted. Hybridises freely with ''[[Roystonea oleracea]]'' particularly in Hawaii and other places where both species are commonly cultivated in close proximity.