Colpothrinax

Colpothrinax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Coryphoideae
Tribe:	Trachycarpeae
Genus:	Colpothrinax Griseb. & H.Wendl.
Species
Colpothrinax aphanopetala Colpothrinax cookii Colpothrinax wrightii

Colpothrinax is a genus of palms native to Central America and the Caribbean. It is a member of the subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Trachycarpeae, although its placement within the subtribe is uncertain based on plastid DNA. ^[1]

Species

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Colpothrinax aphanopetala	from southeast Nicaragua to Panama
	Colpothrinax cookii	from Belize to Honduras
	Colpothrinax wrightii	endemic to southwest Cuba including the Isle of Youth. [2]

References

1. Asmussen, Conny B.; John Dransfield; Vinnie Deickmann; Anders S. Barfod; Jean-Christophe Pintaud; William J. Baker (2006). "A new subfamily classification of the palm family (Arecaceae): evidence from plastid DNA phylogeny". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 151 (1): 15–38. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2006.00521.x . hdl: 11458/3588 .
2. "Colpothrinax Griseb. & H.Wendl., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 37: 147 (1879)". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2007-02-18.