Coccothrinax borhidiana
| Coccothrinax borhidiana | |
|---|---|
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| Coccothrinax borhidiana at Montgomery Botanical Center, Miami, Florida Photo by Scott Zona | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Coccothrinax |
| Species: | C. borhidiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Coccothrinax borhidiana O.Muñiz | |
Coccothrinax borhidiana (guano,[2] Borhidi's guano palm)[3] is a palm which is endemic to Matanzas Province in Cuba.[4] Like other members of the genus, C. borhidiana is a fan palm.
Coccothrinax borhidiana is restricted to an area of less than 10 km² on raised limestone beaches near the sea and is threatened by development and livestock grazing.[1]
It was named after Attila Borhidi, Hungarian botanist.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Coccothrinax borhidiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2007. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 1998. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
- ↑ Henderson, Andrew; Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- ↑ "Coccothrinax borhidiana". Palm & Cycad Societies of Australia. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ↑ "Coccothrinax borhidiana". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-01-31.