Coccothrinax gundlachii

Coccothrinax gundlachii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Coccothrinax
Species: C. gundlachii
Binomial name
Coccothrinax gundlachii
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Coccothrinax gundlachii (yuraguana)[2] is a palm which is endemic central and eastern Cuba.[3]

Like other members of the genus, C. barbadensis is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 4 and 10 metres tall with stems 7 to 20 centimetres in diameter. The fruit is purple-black, 1-1.3 cm in diameter.[2]

References

  1. Moya, C. (1998). "Coccothrinax gundlachii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2007. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
  2. 1 2 Henderson, Andrew; Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
  3. "Coccothrinax gundlachii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2006-12-08.


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