| Coccothrinax clarensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Coccothrinax |
| Species: | C. clarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coccothrinax clarensis León |
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Coccothrinax clarensis is a palm which is endemic to central and eastern Cuba.[1] Its name suggests that it has small coconut-like fruit (Greek coccos:berry and thrinax:trident or winnowing fork)[2] while clarensis comes from Santa Clara valley in Cuba where the species are found.
Two subspecies are recognised: Coccothrinax clarensis subsp. brevifolia (León) Borhidi & O.Muñiz[3] and Coccothrinax clarensis subsp. clarensis[4]
Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. clarensis subsp. clarensis to be a synonym of Coccothrinax gundlachii and C. clarensis subsp. brevifolia to be a synonym of Coccothrinax pauciramosa.[5]