Coccothrinax ekmanii

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

Coccothrinax ekmanii, also known in Haitian Creole as gwenn ^[2] or in Dominican Spanish as palma de guano, is an endangered species of palm which is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti). ^[3]

Description

Like other members of the genus, C. ekmanii is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 3 and 15 metres tall with stems 5 to 8 (occasionally 20) centimetres in diameter. The fruit is brownish, 5–6 millimetres in diameter. ^[2] It grows on rocky hills or in dry scrub forest on limestone. ^[2]

References

1. Timyan, J. (2022). "Coccothrinax ekmanii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T38481A212959315. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T38481A212959315.en . Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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 ekmanii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.