Row of Royal Palms = Miami, FLORIDA - "Air Mail Saves Time Cancellation"

Description: Row of Royal Palms = Miami, FLORIDA - "Air Mail Saves Time Cancellation" - 1934: Roystonea regia, commonly known as Florida royal palm, is a species of palm that is native to Mexico, parts of Central America and the Caribbean, and southern Florida. A large and attractive palm, it has been planted throughout the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental tree. Although it is sometimes called R. elata, the conserved name R. regia is now the correct name for the species. The royal palm reaches heights from 50 to over 80 feet tall. Populations in Cuba and Florida were long seen as separate species, but are now considered a single species. Widely planted as an ornamental, R. regia is also used for thatch, construction timber, and in some forms of so-called traditional medicine, although there is currently no valid scientific evidence to support the efficacy or use of any palm species for medicinal purposes. The fruit is eaten by birds and bats (which disperse the seeds) and fed to livestock. Its flowers are visited by birds and bats, and it serves as a roosting site and food source for a variety of animals. Roystonea regia is the national tree of a Caribbean nation and has a religious role both in Santería and Christianity, where it is used in Palm Sunday observances. This Linen Era postcard, mailed in 1934, is in good condition and has an "Airmail Saves Time Biplane postal cancellation. Pub by Sunny Scenes. Winter Park, Fla. No. 1100-146.

Price: 8.5 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

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