Calyptronoma
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Calyptronoma occidentalis |
Calyptronoma is a genus in the palm family, native to the Greater Antilles. They have pinnately compound leaves with short petioles.
There are three species in the genus - C. occidentalis is endemic to Jamaica, C. plumeriana is found in Cuba and Hispaniola, and C. rivalis is found in Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.
[edit] References
- Calyptronoma Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 518 (1864). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.. Retrieved on December 12, 2006.
- George Proctor. 2005. Arecaceae (Palmae). Pp. 135-153 in Pedro Acevedo-Rodriguez and Mark T. Strong. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Volume 52.
