Coccothrinax crinita
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| Coccothrinax crinita (Griseb. & H.Wendl. ex C.H.Wright) Becc.[1] |
Coccothrinax crinita (guano barbudo, guano petate,[2] old man palm, palma petate)[3] is a palm which is endemic to Cuba. Like other members of the genus Coccothrinax, C. barbadensis is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 2 and 10 metres tall with stems 8 to 20 centimetres in diameter. The fruit is black, 0.7-2 cm in diameter.[2] It usually grows in seasonally flooded savannas, occasionally in hilly areas.
Coccothrinax crinita is frequently planted as an ornamental and the leaves are used for thatch.[2]
Two subspecies are recognised: Coccothrinax crinita subsp. brevicrinis Borhidi & O.Muñiz[4] and C. crinita subsp. crinita.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Coccothrinax crinita. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Coccothrinax images. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Guide to Palms. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Coccothrinax crinita subsp. brevicrinis. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
- ^ Coccothrinax crinita subsp. crinita. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
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