| Coccothrinax pauciramosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Coccothrinax |
| Species: | C. pauciramosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Coccothrinax pauciramosa | |
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Coccothrinax pauciramosa, the yuraguana or yuraguana vestida, [2] is a palm which is endemic to Cuba. [3] Like other members of the genus, C. pauciramosa is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 2 and 5 metres tall (occasionally up 15 m tall) with stems 4 to 8 centimetres in diameter (occasionally up to 20 cm in diameter). The fruit is purple-black, 0.7–1.2 cm in diameter. [2]
The species found in Camagüey, Holguín and Oriente provinces in eastern Cuba on limestone hills and serpentine savannas. [2] It is classified as Vulnerable due to its small population and fragmented distribution. [1]
