Coccothrinax clarensis
Appearance
Coccothrinax clarensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Coccothrinax |
Species: | C. clarensis
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Binomial name | |
Coccothrinax clarensis |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Coccothrinax clarensis". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ "Coccothrinax clarensis at zipcodezoo.com".
- ^ "Coccothrinax clarensis subsp. brevifolia". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ "Coccothrinax clarensis subsp. clarensis". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ 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.