Coccothrinax clarensis

Coccothrinax clarensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Coccothrinax
Species:	C. clarensis
Binomial name
Coccothrinax clarensis León

Coccothrinax clarensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae . ^{[2] [3]} It is endemic to central and eastern Cuba. ^[4] Its name suggests that it has small coconut-like fruit (Greek coccos:berry and thrinax:trident or winnowing fork) ^[5] while clarensis comes from Santa Clara valley in Cuba where the species are found.

Two subspecies are recognised:

• Coccothrinax clarensis subsp. brevifolia(León) Borhidi & O.Muñiz ^[6]
• Coccothrinax clarensis subsp. clarensis ^[7]

Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. clarensis subsp. clarensis to be a synonym of Coccothrinax gundlachii and C. clarensis subsp. brevifolia to be a synonym of Coccothrinax pauciramosa . ^[8]

References

1. Verdecia Pérez, R.M.; Bécquer, E.R.; Díaz-Hernández, I.D. (2025). "Coccothrinax clarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2025: e.T87707961A248266849. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T87707961A248266849.es . Retrieved June 18, 2025.
2. "Coccothrinax clarensis León". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
3. "Coccothrinax clarensis León". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
4. "Coccothrinax clarensis". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
5. "Coccothrinax clarensis at zipcodezoo.com".
6. "Coccothrinax clarensis subsp. brevifolia". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
7. "Coccothrinax clarensis subsp. clarensis". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
8. 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.