Coccothrinax gundlachii
| Coccothrinax gundlachii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Coccothrinax |
| Species: | C. gundlachii |
| Binomial name | |
| Coccothrinax gundlachii León | |
Coccothrinax gundlachii (yuraguana)[2] is a palm which is endemic central and eastern Cuba.[3]
Like other members of the genus, C. barbadensis is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 4 and 10 metres tall with stems 7 to 20 centimetres in diameter. The fruit is purple-black, 1-1.3 cm in diameter.[2]
References
- ↑ "Coccothrinax gundlachii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2007. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 1998. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
- 1 2 Henderson, Andrew; Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- ↑ "Coccothrinax gundlachii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
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