Coccothrinax pauciramosa

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Coccothrinax pauciramosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Coccothrinax
Species:
C. pauciramosa
Binomial name
Coccothrinax pauciramosa
Synonyms
  • Coccothrinax muricata var. savannarumLeón
  • Coccothrinax muricata subsp. savannarum(León) Borhidi & O.Muñiz
  • Coccothrinax savannarum(León) Borhidi & O.Muñiz

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Moya, C. (1998). "Coccothrinax pauciramosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T38484A10116355. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38484A10116355.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 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 pauciramosa". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.