Thrinax

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Thrinax
Thrinax radiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Subfamily: Coryphoideae Tribe: Corypheae Genus: Thrinax L.f. ex Sw.
Species
Thrinax ekmaniana Thrinax excelsa Thrinax morrisii Thrinax parviflora Thrinax radiata

Thrinax is a genus in the palm family, native to the wider Caribbean. It is closely related to the genera Coccothrinax, Hemithrinax and Zombia.^[1] Flowers are small and bisexual, and are borne on small stalks.

Thrinax consists of of five species. Three of them are single-island endemics - Thrinax ekmaniana is endemic to Mogotes de Jumagua, Cuba while Thrinax excelsa and Thrinax parviflora are endemic to Jamaica. Thrinax morrisii is found in the Greater and Lesser Antilles, the Bahamas and the Florida Keys. The fifth species, Thrinax radiata, is more widespread - it is present in the in the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, south Florida, Mexico and Central America.

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