Coccothrinax saxicola

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Coccothrinax saxicola
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Coccothrinax
Species:
C. saxicola
Binomial name
Coccothrinax saxicola

Coccothrinax saxicola is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba. [1]

Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. saxicola to be a synonym of Coccothrinax miraguama . [2]

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References

  1. "Coccothrinax saxicola". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  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.