| Coccothrinax trinitensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Coccothrinax |
| Species: | C. trinitensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coccothrinax trinitensis | |
Coccothrinax trinitensis is a palm which is endemic to east central Cuba. [1]
Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. trinitensis to be a synonym of Coccothrinax miraguama . [2]
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 readii, the Mexican silver palm, is a palm which is native to southeastern Mexico and northeastern Belize.
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 camagueyana is a palm which is endemic to east central 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 garciana is a palm which is endemic to Holguín Province, Cuba.
Coccothrinax guantanamensis is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba.
Coccothrinax inaguensis, the thatch palm or Inagua silver palm, is a palm which is endemic to the Bahamas.
Coccothrinax leonis is a palm which is endemic to Cuba.
Coccothrinax litoralis, the Cuban silver palm, 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 rigida is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba.
Coccothrinax saxicola is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba.
Coccothrinax scoparia is a palm which is endemic to Hispaniola.
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.
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