| Coccothrinax gundlachii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Coccothrinax |
| Species: | C. gundlachii |
| Binomial name | |
| Coccothrinax gundlachii | |
Coccothrinax gundlachii is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, Arecaceae . [2] [3] It is sometime referred to by the common name yuraguana [4] and is endemic to central and eastern Cuba. [5] Its specific epithet, gundlachii, is in honor of Cuban naturalist Juan Gundlach.
Like other members of the genus, C. gundlachii 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. [4]