Gaussia maya

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Gaussia maya
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Gaussia
Species:
G. maya
Binomial name
Gaussia maya
Synonyms

Opsiandra mayaO.F.Cook

Gaussia maya is a palm which is native to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. [2] The species grows in rocky areas on limestone soils. [3] The species is classified as vulnerable, and is threatened by habitat destruction and degradation. [1]

Gaussia maya are 5 to 20 metres tall. Stems are gray, 10 to 15 (sometimes 30) centimetres in diameter. Trees have six to eight pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are red, 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter. [3] Stems are used for construction. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Machuca Machuca, K.; Martínez Salas, E.; Quero, H.; Samain, M.-S. (2022). "Gaussia maya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T38571A2880125. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T38571A2880125.en . Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Gaussia gomez-pompae". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-11-16.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 3 Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN   0-691-08537-4.


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