Bactris cubensis

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Bactris cubensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Bactris
Species:
B. cubensis
Binomial name
Bactris cubensis

Bactris cubensis is a species of palm endemic to the Nipe-Baracoa Massif and eastern Sierra Maestra in eastern Cuba at elevations between 40 and 700 metres above sea level. B. cubensis trees grow 2.7 to 6.4 m tall in clumps of 6 to 12 stems.

According to Salzman and Judd, B. cubensis forms a clade with B. plumeriana and B. jamaicana , the other Greater Antillean Bactris species. [2]

References

  1. Verdecia Pérez, R.M. (2025). "Bactris cubensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2025 e.T201630A248278683. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T201630A248278683.es . Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  2. Salzman, Virginia T. & Judd, Walter S. (1995). "A revision of the Greater Antillean species of Bactris (Bactridinae: Arecaceae)". Brittonia. 47 (4): 345–371. doi:10.2307/2807563. JSTOR   2807563. S2CID   1045661.