Coccothrinax gundlachii

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Coccothrinax gundlachii
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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.

Description

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]

References

  1. ↑ Verdecia Pérez, R.M.; Díaz-Hernández, I.D. (2025). "Coccothrinax gundlachii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2025: e.T38482A248270602. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T38482A248270602.es . Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Coccothrinax gundlachii León". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Coccothrinax gundlachii León". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  4. 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.
  5. ↑ "Coccothrinax gundlachii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
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