Coccothrinax litoralis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Coccothrinax |
Species: | C. litoralis |
Binomial name | |
Coccothrinax litoralis | |
Coccothrinax litoralis, the Cuban silver palm, [1] is a palm which is endemic to Cuba. [2]
Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. litoralis to be a synonym of Coccothrinax argentata . [3]
Coccothrinax is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae. There are more than 50 species described in the genus, plus many synonyms and subspecies. A new species was described as recently as 2017. Many Coccothrinax produce thatch. In Spanish-speaking countries, guano is a common name applied to Coccothrinax palms. The species are native throughout the Caribbean, the Bahamas, extreme southern Florida and southeastern Mexico, but most of the species are known only from Cuba.
Coccothrinax munizii is a species of palm tree that is endemic to eastern Cuba. Like other members of the genus Coccothrinax, C. munizii is a fan palm. It grows on rocky hills or in dry scrub forest on limestone.
Coccothrinax baracoensis is a palm which is endemic to southeastern Cuba.
Coccothrinax bermudezii is a palm which is endemic to southeastern Cuba.
Coccothrinax camagueyana is a palm which is endemic to east central Cuba.
Coccothrinax clarensis is a palm which is endemic to central and eastern Cuba. Its name suggests that it has small coconut-like fruit while clarensis comes from Santa Clara valley in Cuba where the species are found.
Coccothrinax cupularis is a palm which is endemic to southern Cuba.
Coccothrinax elegans is a palm which is endemic to Cuba.
Coccothrinax fagildei or Fagilde's palm, is a palm which is endemic to Cuba.
Coccothrinax fragrans is a palm which is native to eastern Cuba and Hispaniola.
Coccothrinax guantanamensis is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba.
Coccothrinax leonis is a palm which is endemic to Cuba.
Coccothrinax microphylla is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba.
Coccothrinax moaensis is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba.
Coccothrinax muricata is a palm which is endemic to east central Cuba.
Coccothrinax orientalis is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba.
Coccothrinax pseudorigida is a palm which is endemic to east central Cuba.
Coccothrinax rigida is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba.
Coccothrinax saxicola is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba.
Coccothrinax yunquensis, the yuruguana del Yunque, is a palm which is endemic to southern Cuba. It is reported to be restricted to El Yunque, a limestone mountain in Guantánamo Province.