Washingtonia robusta

Washingtonia robusta

Washingtonia robusta growing wild at Las Flores, Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Tribe:	Trachycarpeae
Genus:	Washingtonia
Species:	W. robusta
Binomial name
*Washingtonia robusta* H.Wendl.
Synonyms
Synonymy Brahea robusta Voss Neowashingtonia robusta (H.Wendl.) A.Heller Neowashingtonia sonorae (S.Watson) Rose Pritchardia robusta (H.Wendl.) Schröt. Washingtonia filifera var. gracilis (Parish) L.D.Benson Washingtonia filifera var. robusta (H.Wendl.) Parish Washingtonia filifera var. sonorae (S.Watson) M.E.Jones Washingtonia gracilis Parish Washingtonia robusta var. gracilis (Parish) Parish ex Becc. Washingtonia sonorae S.Watson

Washingtonia robusta, known by common name as the Mexican fan palm, Mexican washingtonia, or skyduster is a palm tree native to the Baja California peninsula and a small part of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. Despite its limited native distribution, W. robusta one of the most widely cultivated subtropical palms in the world. It is naturalized in Florida, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii, Texas, parts of the Canary Islands, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Malta, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Réunion,.