| Coccothrinax spissa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Coccothrinax |
| Species: | C. spissa |
| Binomial name | |
| Coccothrinax spissa L.H.Bailey |
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Coccothrinax spissa (guano,[1] swollen silver thatch palm)[2] is a palm which is endemic to the island of Hispaniola.[3]
Like other members of this genus, Coccothrinax spissa is a fan palm. Stems grow singly and are 3 to 8 metres tall and 20 to 30 centimetres in diameter, usually swollen. The fruit is dark purple, 1.1 to 1.2 cm in diameter.[1] It growns in open areas in dry habitats, or at the margins of woodlands at low elevations (below 400 m above sea level).[1]